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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6786 (January 3, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08748.03 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 3 January 1863 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 52.5 cm, Width: 40 cm Order a Copy

Prints the Emancipation proclamation on page four. This is among the early printings of the Proclamation in a newspaper. Other news includes the Battle of Murfreesboro with map, attack on Vicksburg, and other Civil War news. Includes article on U.S. relations with Mexico.

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