1 February 1865
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
[True copy of the Thirteenth Amendment]
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...
GLC03264.02