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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Message of the President of the United States transmitting a copy of the treaty between the United States and her Britannic Majesty for the suppresion of the African slave trade

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08667 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1862 Pagination: 15 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

The printed text of a treaty between the United States and Britain to aid in suppression of the international slave trade. Also contains correspondence between William H. Seward and Richard Lyons, the British diplomat on the subject. Lyons and Seward are the two signers of the treaty. The message was read to the Committee on Foreign Relation and ordered to be printed on 10 June, 1862 Printed by the U.S. G.P.O. Senate Executive Documents no. 57.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lyons, Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, Earl, 1817-1887
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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