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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04716 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | H. R. 244. An Act to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government |
| Date | May 1864 |
| Author | United States. Congress (38th, 1st session : 1864) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | A rough draft of the Wade-Davis Bill, passed by the House of Representatives 4 May 1864. Changes noted throughout this document in ink. Docketed by H. R. U. L., an enrolling clerk. Docket states "2nd July 1864-- This is in the precise shape it was presented to President Lincoln." Accompanied by a fragment of string. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Law Congress President Civil War Union Forces Confederate States of America Reconstruction |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Rich, H. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Law; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | President Lincoln refused to sign the Wade-Davis Bill 4 July 1864, after the Senate and House of Representatives had agreed to its passage. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |