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I hope in time N. H. as well as the other States will feel the importance of Sovereignty.

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William Whipple

Signatory

Born: 1730-01-14

Died: 1785-11-28

William Whipple, Jr. (25 January 1731 – 28 November 1785) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire and a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. He worked as both a ship's captain and a merchant, and he studied in college to become a judge. He died of heart complications in 1785, aged 55.More