| ROBT | ___ Morris, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| THOS | ___ Stone (signature on the Declaration of Independence) |
| SAML | ___ Adams, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| HANCOCK | John ___, US statesman whose signature is the most prominent on the Declaration of Independence (7) |
| KEYSIGNATURE | "John Hancock" on the Declaration of Independence? |
| JOHNHANCOCK | Patriot of the American Revolution remembered chiefly for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence |
| ADAMS | Samuel ___ (1722-1803), US statesman; an instigator of the Boston Tea Party and one of the 56 signatories of the Declaration of Independence (5) |
| FRANKLIN | Benjamin ---, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who helped draw up the Declaration of Independence (8) |
| LIBERTY | The _ Bell, said (wrongly) to have been rung on 4 July 1776 to celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence (7) |
| EVENTS | "When in the course of human ___ ..." (start of the Declaration of Independence) |
| PERSONALTOUCH | The handwritten signature on the stereotyped begging letter? (8,5) |
| ENDORSED | Wrote one's signature on the back of a cheque, say (8) |
| PHILADELPHIA | City in South East Pennsylvania, scene of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (12) |
| FOUNDING | The _ Fathers, a loosely defined group of US statesmen including those behind the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (8) |
| JULY | Date when those in the U.S. commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence |
| JUL4 | Date when those in the U.S. commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence |
| SELLS | Gets a signature on the dotted line, perhaps |
| PAINE | American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814). |
| NPR | Media org that tweets the Declaration of Independence on July 4 |
| THOMASJEFFERSON | Draughtsman of the Declaration of Independence, who nevertheless has been criticised as a slave- owner with racist views (6,9) |
