The final copy that was approved on July 4, 1776, is lost. It had been marked up with changes. Over the next month it was copied onto more durable parchment paper and the signing started on August 2, 1776. The original signed copy is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of the “Dunlop Broadside” copies (unsigned) were printed soon after July 4 th and distributed to the 13 colonies and military commanders. 26 of the Dunlop copies are known to survive and are located at the National Archives, museums, libraries and private collections.