Manuscripts

Draft of an act for the gradual emancipation of slaves in the state of Delaware with just compensation to their owners

Description: Autograph draft (not in Lincoln's hand). (15 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1861 November 26?
Call number: HM 25280, HM 25281, HM 25282
Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Lincolniana collection, January and April 1914.; Purchased from Judd Stewart, 1922.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Civil War collection, March 1914.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Mark P. Robinson collection, February-March 1918.

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