Historical Telegram: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, January 31, 1865 (Telegram Reporting Passage of 13th Amendment by Congress)

Historical Telegram: John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, January 31, 1865 (Telegram Reporting Passage of 13th Amendment by Congress)

01/31/1865

Historical Telegram

The Library of Congress features an 1865 historical telegram, written by John G. Nicolay to Abraham Lincoln, that sent word to Lincoln about the passing of the 13th Amendment--which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except in cases where it is used as punishment for a crime--by "119 to 56 votes against" in Congress.

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