Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 [True copy of the Thirteenth Amendment]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03264.02 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document Date: February 1, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy
Accompanied by Seward's certification (GLC03264.01) confirming this as a true copy of the Thirteenth Amendment: "Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Approved 1 February 1865.
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