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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Facsimile of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04654 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Broadside Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 86 cm, Width: 60 cm Order a Copy

Large format facsimile of Lincoln's handwritten Emancipation Proclamation draft in the Confederacy. Includes blind stamp of authenticity, "Emancipation Proclamation," in lower left corner. Printed by Edward Mendel, Chicago. Prints Lincoln's letter of 26 October 1863 to the ladies in charge of the Northwestern Fair for the Sanitary Commission.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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