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==Drafting of the Declaration==
==Drafting of the Declaration==
On the 11th of June, 1776, in conjunction with [[John Adams]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], and [[Robert R. Livingston]], Mr. Sherman Was Appointed On the Committee To Prepare The Declaration Of Independence. The committee was elected by ballot. The Declaration, as it is well known, was written by Jefferson. What amount of influence was exerted by Sherman in carrying the measure through the congress, is not certainly known. The records of the proceedings of that illustrious assembly are very imperfect. John Adams says of him, that he was " one of the soundest and strongest pillars of the revolution."
On the 11th of June, 1776, in conjunction with [[John Adams]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], and [[Robert R. Livingston]], Mr. Sherman was appointed on the Committee of Five to prepare the Declaration Of Independence. The committee was elected by ballot. The Declaration, as it is well known, was written by Jefferson. What amount of influence was exerted by Sherman in carrying the measure through the congress, is not certainly known. The records of the proceedings of that illustrious assembly are very imperfect. John Adams says of Sherman that he was "one of the soundest and strongest pillars of the revolution."
==Mayor of New Haven==
==Mayor of New Haven==