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By the President of the United States of America : a proclamation
Souvenir copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of State William Seward, and John Nicolay (Private Secretary to the President) on January 1, 1863, to be sold at the Philadelphia Great Central Sanitary Fair of June 7-29, 1864. [The Sanitary Fairs were created to r...
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[Philadelphia, Pa. :
Leypoldt,
ca. June 6, 1864]
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Souvenir copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of State William Seward, and John Nicolay (Private Secretary to the President) on January 1, 1863, to be sold at the Philadelphia Great Central Sanitary Fair of June 7-29, 1864. [The Sanitary Fairs were created to raise money for sick and wounded soldiers, and to improve conditions in military camps.] |
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Known as the Leland-Boker edition after the two men who arranged for its printing and subsequent sale at the Great Central Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, June 7-29, 1864. |
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1 sheet ; 55 x 44 cm. |
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Restricted access: locked case. |