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Although we know Thomas Jefferson to be the author of the declaration of Independence which two men aided him in composing it

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As we know Thomas Jefferson as the true author, the Second Continental Congress initially appointed five people to draw up a declaration. The committee included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson. The two people who helped was Benjamin Franklin and John Adams

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