Here's the full list of documents on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science from May 8-25:
- William Stone Engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 1823: One of 200 exact
- replicas of the Declaration of Independence created in the early 19th century, and one of 50 known to still exist.
- Articles of Association, 1774: The First Continental Congress’ agreement to boycott British goods.
- George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr’s Oaths of Allegiance, 1778: Nearly two years into the American Revolution, Congress ordered all Continental Army officers to take an oath of allegiance to the U.S. More than 1,000 survive, including these from prominent American leaders.
- Treaty of Paris, 1783: The treaty signed by the United States and Britain, formally recognizing the U.S. as an independent nation.
- David Brearley’s Secret Printing of the Constitution, 1787: One copy of the draft for the U.S. Constitution provided to delegates of the Constitutional Convention.
- State Delegation Votes Approving the Constitution, 1787: The roster of the votes to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
- Senate Markup of the Bill of Rights, 1789: The Senate’s annotations and markup to what became the Bill of Rights.