“Now your city of Philadelphia can benefit greatly by your Decrees…because here the Bell of Freedom first rang its message to the Nation and the World!” - Beloved Godfre

Four Connecticut delegates signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. They were:Oliver Walcott 49, William Williams 45, Roger Sherman 55, and Samuel Huntington 45.

Three New Hampshire delegates signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. They were: William Whipple 46, Matthew Thornton 62 and Josiah Bartlett 46.

Two Rhode Island delegates signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. They were: Stephen Hopkins 69, and William Ellery 48.

Four New York delegates signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. They were: Lewis Morris 50, Phillip Livingston 60, Francis Lewis 63, and William Floyd 41.

"We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty." —George Washington

Five New Jersey delegates signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. They were: Richard Stockton 44, John Witherspoon 53, Francis Hopkinson 38, John Hart 65, and Abraham Clark 50.

"Every time... the picture is contemplated, the Power of the Light goes forth into every activity of our government and our people to produce Perfection and hold It eternally sustained."