Dear Reader, In honor of our Nation’s birthday, let’s revisit Arthur Plotnik’s The Man Behind the Quill, the little known story of Jacob Shallus, whose handwriting has become symbolic of America’s idealism. First, let’s review the preamble. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide […]
Timothy Matlack
Speaking of “writing history,” The Declaration of Independence is the perfect subject for this week. The Committee of Five or the brain trust of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman formulated the concepts. The wording was Jeffersonian. And the final draft written by Thomas Jefferson was engrossed by the famous […]