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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01206 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Thirteenth amendment resolution: one of three ''Senate copies'' of the amendment resolution which ended slavery |
| Date | 1 February 1865 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | One of three "Senate copies" of the amendment resolution which ended slavery. The first of several copies signed by Lincoln. Basler 5: 442-43. Transcript of signatures in collateral file. See Rhodehamel & Kaller, "Copies of the Thirteenth Amendment" (Manuscripts 44:2, p.105). This copy is #5 in that list. |
| Subjects | US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment African American History Slavery Law Congress Government and Civics President Civil War |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | African Americans; Law; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | ["Senate" copy on vellum] |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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