SOURCE: WSJ
5-21-13
tags: Bill of Rights, WSJ, artifacts, New York Public Library, Pennsylvania
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5-21-13
Truce ends tussle over Bill of Rights
Breaking Newstags: Bill of Rights, WSJ, artifacts, New York Public Library, Pennsylvania
For years, historians have disagreed whether the New York Public Library's original copy of the Bill of Rights is the one that went missing long ago from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
On Wednesday, the state and the library are expected to call a truce after agreeing to share custody of the 223-year-old document for the next century, at which point the agreement must be renegotiated or extended.
While no clear-cut answer has emerged as to the document's rightful owner, the pact ends five years of discussions between Pennsylvania and the library and closes the door on a legal fight.
"One of the things we have avoided here is the tremendous cost of litigation and the uncertainty in a court of law," Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said....
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