Historedia
Person

Timothy Matlack

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1776

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Timothy Matlack, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence

    1776

    Role: Engrosser of the parchment copy signed primarily on August 2, 1776

    1. July 2, 1776 · Philadelphia, seat of the Second Continental CongressPassage of the Lee Resolution

      On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed the Lee Resolution, asserting the colonies were free and independent states.

    2. July 4, 1776 · Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall)Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

      On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia.

    3. July 8, 1776 · Philadelphia, one of three simultaneous reading sitesFirst Public Readings of the Declaration

      On July 8, 1776, at noon, the Declaration was read publicly at three designated locations: Trenton, Easton, and Philadelphia.

Sources

  1. United States Declaration of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25