Matthew Thornton died at Newburyport, Massachusetts, on June 24, 1803, a New Hampshire physician of about 89 with his name on the Declaration of Independence. He had outlived the Louisiana Purchase treaty by 55... Read More →
The leftmost column of names on the Declaration of Independence belongs to Georgia. New Hampshire is over on the right, John Hancock sits alone in the middle underneath the text in no column at... Read More →