On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:05:55 -0700, Oren wrote:

Have a good day tomorrow.

"Subjects."

That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the

Old habits die hard? And I guess we were subjects until they signed
it. Well, for that to matter, I need to read the sentence, which
isn't found in later versions of the D of I, it says.

Declaration of Independence to describe the people of the 13 colonies.
"...Over the smudge, Jefferson then wrote the word "citizens."

"Dr. Fenella France, a research chemist at the Library of Congress,
shows recent imaging of the document. (Susan Walsh - AP)"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...070205525.html

""It's almost like we can see him write 'subjects' and then quickly
decide that's not what he wanted to say at all, that he didn't even
want a record of it," she said. "Really, it sends chills down the
spine." "

I agree except I don't think she can know that he quickly decided it.

Worth reading the article, although they don't tell you how to repair
the machine used.

On Jul 3, 9:23*pm, mm wrote:
On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:05:55 -0700, Oren wrote:
Have a good day tomorrow.

"Subjects."

That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the

Old habits die hard? * And I guess we were subjects until they signed
it. * Well, for that to matter, I need to read the sentence, which
isn't found in later versions of the D of I, it says.

Declaration of Independence to describe the people of the 13 colonies.
"...Over the smudge, Jefferson then wrote the word "citizens."

"Dr. Fenella France, a research chemist at the Library of Congress,
shows recent imaging of the document. (Susan Walsh - AP)"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...10/07/02/AR201...

""It's almost like we can see him write 'subjects' and then quickly
decide that's not what he wanted to say at all, that he didn't even
want a record of it," she said. "Really, it sends chills down the
spine." "

I agree except I don't think she can know that he quickly decided it.

Worth reading the article, although they don't tell you how to repair
the machine used.

Thank God for Microsoft Word, I still remember using typewriters.

mm wrote:
On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:05:55 -0700, Oren wrote:

....
"Subjects."

That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the

Old habits die hard? And I guess we were subjects until they signed
it. ...

"Dr. Fenella France, a research chemist at the Library of Congress,
....

""It's almost like we can see him write 'subjects' and then quickly
decide that's not what he wanted to say at all, that he didn't even
want a record of it," she said. "Really, it sends chills down the
spine." "

I agree except I don't think she can know that he quickly decided it.
....

Indeed...as noted above and as you point out, it would definitely be
difficult to shake one's existence not to mention the several hundred
years of history preceding that which was thoroughly ingrained.

As well as not having any idea of whether it was done quickly or not nor
even if the change might have been suggested by somebody else after
discussion, what's a research chemist doing making historical judgment,
any way? This is indeed a blatant case of imposing current-day attitude
upon an earlier time and place. Just totally wrong interpretation imo.

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