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Official Imprint of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln

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

Archival Location

  • Collection: Manuscript Collection: American Historical Documents [Placeholder record]

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Title(s): 
Official Imprint of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln
Culture: 
American
Date: 
June 1864
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
5326.801
Previous Number(s): 
81543
Department: 
Not On View

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