The following steps are used to process the image (Fig. 2), First the cassette is opened in the CR reader with release of the imaging plate from the cassette. Second, the imaging plate is moved by the rollers for scanning by the laser beam.
The Declaration became official when Congress voted for it on July 4; signatures of the delegates were not needed to make it official. The handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence that was signed by Congress is dated July 4, 1776.any of these signers were not present when the original Declaration was adopted on July 4. One signer, Matthew Thornton from New Hampshire, who was seated in the Continental Congress in November, asked for and received the privilege of adding his signature at that time, and signed on November 4, 1776.
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from England. Congress made several changes to the wording of Jeffersonâs draft, including removing references condemning slavery.On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was adopted. It was signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress, that day. The rest of the Congress signed two months later.n July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from England. Congress made several changes to the wording of Jeffersonâs draft, including removing references condemning slavery.