<Tr> <Th> Author (s) </Th> <Td> George Mason (primary), Thomas Ludwell Lee, Robert Carter Nicholas, James Madison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> Declare the inherent rights of Virginians (and mankind in general). </Td> </Tr> <P> The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government . It influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the United States Bill of Rights (1789). </P> <P> The Declaration was adopted unanimously by the Fifth Virginia Convention at Williamsburg, Virginia on June 12, 1776 as a separate document from the Constitution of Virginia which was later adopted on June 29, 1776 . In 1830, the Declaration of Rights was incorporated within the Virginia State Constitution as Article I, but even before that Virginia's Declaration of Rights stated that it was' "the basis and foundation of government" in Virginia . A slightly updated version may still be seen in Virginia's Constitution, making it legally in effect to this day . </P>

When was the va declaration of rights written