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Collection Reference Number GLC09398
From Archive Folder Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 
Title Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the treaty between the U.S. and her Britannic Majesty for the suppression of the African slave trade.
Date 1862
Author Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)  
Document Type Pamphlet; Government document
Content Description Lincoln: "It is desirable that such legislation as may be necessary to carry the treaty into effect should be enacted as soon as may comport with the convenience of Congress."
Subjects Presidential Speeches and Proclamations  President  Slavery  Abolition  Global History and Civics  Treaty  Congress  Law  Government and Civics  African American History  
Theme The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945