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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Authorization for the Secretary of State to affix the United States seal to President Lincoln's proclamation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00030 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: November 19, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

A docket in pencil indicates that this document refers to a proclamation to lift a blockade from ports in Virginia and Florida. This document is printed and all handwritten text is underlined.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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