Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Emancipation Proclamation

GLC05508.272

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GLC#
GLC05508.272-View header record
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
circa 1863-1864
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
Emancipation Proclamation
Place Written
Chicago, Illinois
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 43.5 cm, Width: 34.7 cm

Rufus Blanchard edition. Signed in print by Abraham Lincoln as the President and William H. Seward as Secretary of State. The printer, Rufus Blanchard, states the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation in a footnote: "This Proclamation is an incalculable element of strength to the Union cause. It makes an alliance between the Rebels and Foreign States as impossible as it is for millions of Bondsmen to love slavery better than Freedom..." Border surrounding text includes pink flowers surrounded by green and red-tinted leaves. Background of text is images of stars. Mounted.

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