Declaration of Independence

The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The birthday of the United States of America—Independence Day—is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress.

This famed document is asked to be recovered from the ruins of D.C's National Archives as a task from the Rivet City historian Abraham Washington to the Lone Wanderer.

Appearances
The Declaration of Independence appears only in Fallout 3.

Glitches and Bugs
If you give Abraham Washington a copy of the declaration and take this item afterward, it will be stuck in your inventory, weighing you down.

If you quick-travel to Rivet City and have Sydney with you, the quest will sometimes break, causing Abraham Washington to not recognize that you have the DoI, and Sydney will be stuck with you until she dies.

Related quests

 * Stealing Independence