Jefferson's error in declaration of independence draft

[cam76034]

Interesting little bit of Independence Day trivia.


In an early draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson wrote the word "subjects," when he referred to the American public. He then erased that word and replaced it with "citizens," a term he used frequently throughout the final draft.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_declar...f_independence

[Treibenschnell]

Subjects? I swear its says sausage...

[onething]

Did you notice the type-o in the article?

Accompanied by police escort, the document was unveiled outside its protective case for the first time in 15 years on Friday morning for a demonstration of the hyperspectral imaging technology. It normally can only be viewed through a 130-poundb oxygen-free safe.