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| Benjamin Franklin was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. In this painting by John Trumbull, the committee is shown presenting the Declaration to the president of the Congress, John Hancock. Franklin is standing to the right of Thomas Jefferson, who wears a red waistcoat. | ||||||
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| Franklin, Benjamin; Trumbull, John (painter); Philadelphia (city, Pennsylvania); United States (History); Continental Congress; American Revolution | ||||||
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