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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04654 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Facsimile of the Emancipation Proclamation |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Large format facsimile of Lincoln's handwritten Emancipation Proclamation draft freeing the slaves in the Confederacy. Includes blind stamp of authenticity, "Emancipation Proclamation," in lower left corner. Printed by Edward Mendel, Chicago. Prints Lincoln's letter of 26 October 1863 to the ladies in charge of the Northwestern Fair for the Sanitary Commission. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Slavery Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation Confederate States of America US Sanitary Commission Women's History Charity and Philanthropy Union Forces African American History |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Chicago, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |