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North Carolina, Constitutional Convention An ordinance prohibiting slavery in the State of North Carolina.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06079 Author/Creator: North Carolina, Constitutional Convention Place Written: North Carolina Type: Broadside Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.5 x 16.2 cm. Order a Copy

Ordinance No. 16, introduced by Mr. Settle. Declares, "... it is hereby declared and ordained, That Slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than for crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby forever prohibited within the State."

North Carolina. Constitutional Convention, 1865

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