Historical Amendment Draft: Joint Resolution Proposing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

01/31/1865

Historical Amendment Draft

DocsTeach presents an 1865 handwritten, historical amendment draft of the joint proposal created by the Senate that later led to the 13th Amendment. The source provides the primary source, a brief description and the transcript of the handwritten document.

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