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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation
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The Emancipation Proclamation

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Release dateFeb 1, 1998
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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was a store owner, postmaster, county surveyor, and lawyer, before sitting in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He was our 16th President, being elected twice, and serving until his assassination in 1865. He is best known for leading the United States through the Civil War, and his anti-slavery stance.

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    Title: The Emancipation Proclamation

    Author: Abraham Lincoln

    Release Date: July 16, 2007 [eBook #22082]

    Language: English

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    ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION***

    THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION:

    By the President of the United States of America:

    A PROCLAMATION

    Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit:

    "That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and

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