tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post8785089672630502770..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: Goose Quills and Onionskin, and your rights.Ernie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-82987004542921335392008-11-29T20:08:00.000-08:002008-11-29T20:08:00.000-08:00AnonThanks for the correction and the LinkAnon<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the correction and the <A HREF="http://www.jackherer.com/chapter02.html" REL="nofollow">Link</A>Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-53750021023122478762008-11-29T17:39:00.000-08:002008-11-29T17:39:00.000-08:00Everyone is right... drafted on hemp and copied to...Everyone is right... drafted on hemp and copied to parchment :<BR/>"The first draft of the Declaration of Independence (June 28, 1776) was written on Dutch (hemp) paper, as was the second draft completed on July 2, 1776. This was the document actually agreed to on that day and announced and released on July 4, 1776. On July 19, 1776, Congress ordered the Declaration be copied and engrossed on parchment (a prepared animal skin) and this was the document actually signed by the delegates on August 2, 1776."<BR/> http://www.jackherer.com/chapter02.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-39404598541846066552008-08-23T12:09:00.000-07:002008-08-23T12:09:00.000-07:00Thanks Kym, The Marijauna culture likes the idea t...Thanks Kym, The Marijauna culture likes the idea that all good things come from "Hemp" wink wink..Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-48137704703725210292008-08-21T21:49:00.000-07:002008-08-21T21:49:00.000-07:00Well, according to everything I can find it (the C...Well, according to everything I can find it (the Constitution on display in the Rotunda) was written on parchment.<BR/> <A HREF="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071119091604AAQS3Xv" REL="nofollow">See heree</A>Kymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724133309876710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-82334448735072959282008-08-21T17:04:00.000-07:002008-08-21T17:04:00.000-07:00See, we learned somthing already. Is that in print...See, we learned somthing already. Is that in print somewhere? I'm not questioning it but, I'd always heard it was onionskin. And I've tried Goggling it but have stuck out.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-69073510789837880052008-08-21T16:00:00.000-07:002008-08-21T16:00:00.000-07:00Title of this post should be goose quills and hemp...Title of this post should be goose quills and hemp fibers.<BR/><BR/>The Constitution was written on paper made from the fibers of the hemp plant. So was the Declaration of Independence.<BR/><BR/>Gives new meaning to the Boston "Tea" Party ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-30326186302400089222008-08-21T13:00:00.000-07:002008-08-21T13:00:00.000-07:00"Maybe there should be an asterisk in the First Am...<I>"Maybe there should be an asterisk in the First Amendment's protection of the freedom of the press making the point that most of us who are parents of teenagers do on a regular basis: that freedom is not simply a privilege but also a responsibility, that just because you have it doesn't mean you need to push its limits, much less abuse it."</I> Susan EstrichErnie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.com