Declaration of Independence

The most important Dear John, (or is it George) letter ever written.

Resource: Document
Time: 1776
Place: America

Summary
This is the piece of paper, the document, that declared America's independence from England.  One of the founding charters of the United States of America. Incidentally, it is also a primary source.

Potentially Objectionable Content: None

Links:
Transcript of the Declaration of Independence can be found at the National Archives Website 
The printed transcript (easiest to read)
The stone engraving of the original handwritten document (not so easy to read)
The original document (really hard to read)