Official Imprint of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln
Gilcrease Museum
Scope and Content Notes
Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln. A limited edition of 48 copies of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation were printed and signed by the President and Secretary Seward, for the benefit of the Sanitary Fair held in Philadelphia during the Civil War, to raise funds for the care of wounded Soldiers. Folder 7
Curatorial Remarks
A limited number of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamations were printed and signed by the President and Secretary Seward for the benefit of the Sanitary Fair held in Philadelphia during the Civil War to raise funds for the care of wounded soldiers. This copy was presented to Proctor H. Ney by Colonel George Boker of Philadelphia.
Collected from label information stored with item. Transcribed and edited by Veronica Pipestem, Librarian/Archivist, 02.28.2022
Collected from label information stored with item. Transcribed and edited by Veronica Pipestem, Librarian/Archivist, 02.28.2022
Archival Location
- Collection: Manuscript Collection: American Historical Documents [Placeholder record]
