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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03264.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | True copy of the Thirteenth Amendment |
| Date | 1 February 1865 |
| Author | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | 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, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Approved 1 February 1865. |
| Subjects | Lincoln's Cabinet Government and Civics US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment African American History Slavery Abolition Congress |
| People | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by the Senate April 1864, by the House January 1865, and ratified December 1865, abolished slavery as a legal institution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Sealed certification of the Thirteenth Amendment |
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