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Appointment of the Committee of Five

When: June 11, 1776
Where: Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia
Part of: Appointment of Committee of Five

The Second Continental Congress appointed a five-member committee on June 11, 1776, to draft a declaration of independence.

The Committee of Five of the Second Continental Congress was a group of five members tasked with drafting what would become the United States Declaration of Independence. The Declaration committee operated from June 11, 1776, until July 5, 1776, the day on which the Declaration was published. Its members were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.

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Committee of Five Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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