19 April 1861
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
[A proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln concerning the effects of insurrection on maritime commerce]
Secretarially signed for William Seward, Secretary of State; signed in type by Lincoln. Pertains to the ports of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Lincoln states that insurrection in these states has...
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