The three major foundational documents of the United States of America are the Declaration of Independence (July 1776), the Articles of Confederation (drafted 1777, ratified 1781) and the Constitution of the United States of America (1789). There are a total of 143 signatures on these documents, representing 118 different signers. (Some individuals signed more than one document.) Episcopalian/Anglican 88 Presbyterian 20 Congregationalist 27 Dutch Reformed/German Reformed 6 Lutheran 5 Catholic 3 Huguenot 3 (Protestant Reformed Church of France) Unitarian 3 Methodist 2 Calvinist 1 TOTAL 158