[Prompt Script from Scene 7 of 1776] Page: 66 of 74
This script is part of the collection entitled: Abilene Christian University Homecoming Musicals Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Abilene Christian University Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
SCENE 7 / 1776 -- 141
JOHN:
J Gentlemen of the Congress, I say yea John Dickin-
son!
Dickinson stops as the members of Congress ex-
press their admiration for him by stamping their
feet and banging their walking sticksanthe-j or.
- ~Thbi e goes and Hancock pounds the gavel.
HANCOCK:
Gentlemen, are there any objections to the Decla-
ration being approved as it now stands?
JOHN: &
I have one, Mr. Hancock.
HANCOCK:
You, Mr. Adams?
.JOHN:
Yes. Mr. Jefferson, it so happens the word is un-
alienable, not inalienable.
JEFFERSON:
I'm sorry, Mr. Adams, inalienable is correct.
JOHN, his voice rising:
I happen to be a Harvard graduate-
JEFFERSON, his voice also rising:
And I attended William and Mary-
HANCOCK, pounding the gavel:
Gentlemen, please! Mr. Jefferson, will you yield to
Mr. Adams' request?
A pause.
JEFFERSON:
No, sir, I will not.
JOHN:
Oh, very well, I'll withdraw it.
t(.ti" . ,,. ;+ :_ , .tea:. . ,:d,+".. + .at ". . , .., a,:; Y:
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This script can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Script.
Fulks, Lewis. [Prompt Script from Scene 7 of 1776], script, 1975-08~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth865106/m1/66/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.