On Jthe Continental Congress adopted text of the Declaration of Independence and had it printed for the first time. John Adams believed Jwould be the day celebrated as the birthday of America, because that was the day the Continental Congress resolved "that these United Colonies are, and of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States." Turned out he was off by two days because the country will celebrate independence on Wednesday. Librarian Peter Drummey was kind enough to show me the treasures that are part of the society's new exhibit, " July 2, 1776."ĭrawing from the society's extensive collection of letters written by John and Abigail Adams, the exhibit offers a new look at the birth of a nation. I spent Saturday morning deep in the temperature and humidity-controlled archives of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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