North Carolina, Constitutional Convention An ordinance prohibiting slavery in the State of North Carolina.

GLC06079

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GLC#
GLC06079
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
1865
Author/Creator
North Carolina, Constitutional Convention
Title
An ordinance prohibiting slavery in the State of North Carolina.
Place Written
North Carolina
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 16.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Ordinance No. 16, introduced by Mr. Settle. Declares, "... it is hereby declared and ordained, That Slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than for crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby forever prohibited within the State."

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