Historical Amendment Draft (Correspondence): Abraham Lincoln Papers: Series 3. General Correspondence. 1837-1897: Congress, Wednesday, February 01, 1865 (Joint Resolution Submitting 13th Amendment to the States; Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Congress)

Historical Amendment Draft (Correspondence): Abraham Lincoln Papers: Series 3. General Correspondence. 1837-1897: Congress, Wednesday, February 01, 1865 (Joint Resolution Submitting 13th Amendment to the States; Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Congress)

02/01/1865

Historical Amendment Draft

The Library of Congress features an 1865 historical amendment draft of the joint resolution submitted to the states of the United States for their ratification of the13th Amendment--which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except in cases where it is used as punishment for a crime. Listed on the document are signatures from senators and representatives in Congress, which had already approved the amendment.

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