Radicalism, cultural or political, was repellent to Roger Sherman's fellow-citizens of Connecticut, the Hartford Wits. 罗杰·谢尔曼的康涅狄格州同胞,哈特福德的才子们不喜欢文化上或政治上的过激主张。
Headed by Thomas Jefferson, the committee included John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Philip Livingston and Roger Sherman. 委员会由托马斯·杰斐逊领导,成员有约翰·亚当斯、本杰明·富兰克林、菲利浦·利文斯通和罗杰·舍曼。