Where Jefferson drafted the Declaration

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Working mainly from the 2nd floor of his rented home at 700 Market Street – a quick 6-minute

walk from the State House– Jefferson crafted the first draft of the Declaration of Indepen-dence. Jefferson said later, he did not consult "either book or pamphlet."

Two years earlier, in response to The Intolerable Acts, Jefferson had written A Summary View of the Rights of British America. Published as a pamphlet, it had established Jefferson's reputation as a thinker and as an author. Now it served as a foundation for the

Declaration of Independence.

From The Origins of the American Revolution