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The Declaration of Independence finally arrived in SC — by courier, 250 years ago

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250 years ago this week, the Declaration of Independence arrived in Charleston. It was brought to South Carolina by courier on horseback after the final version was adopted in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.

First report: The Declaration of Independence was signed on Aug. 2, 1776, amid ‘pensive and awful silence’ — cardinalnews.org, 10d