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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 General orders no. 139.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01024 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document Date: 24 September 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation published for the Army War Department printing, removed from a compilation of general orders. Noted on pages 117-120 are the orders that all people enslaved in the south will be freed. Beginning on Page 120 but not complete is General Orders No. 140, order respecting Special Provost Marshals and defining their duties. Printed circa 1863.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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