On loan from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and in partnership with the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, The Charleston Museum will have on display an original copy of the Declaration of Independence.

Printed in Charleston by Huguenot descendant Peter Timothy in 1776, it brought the news of independence to South Carolina.

Learn more about Ringleaders of Rebellion: Charleston in Revolt, 1775 – 1783.