The purpose of this booklet is to bring New York state's four signers of the Declaration of Independence back into the mainstream of American Revolutionary history. Brief biographical sketches are presented about four patriots--Philip Livingston, Lewis Morris, William Floyd, and Francis Lewis. After providing a short history of New York during the years surrounding the signing of the Declaration, the booklet illuminates the involvement of each of the signers in the Continental Congress. The document concludes with a reading list on the four men and the Declaration of Independence. (Author/ND)