The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

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The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

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Item Title

Proclamation by the President of the United States of American on blockade of Confederate ports.

Author/Creator

Author: Lincoln, Abraham

Created/Published

April 18, 1861
Washington, D. C.

Notes

The proclamations are dated April 19 and April 27, 1861.


Printed on a fold with blank conjugate leaf.


Subjects

USA--District of Columbia--Washington
USA--Louisiana
USA--South Carolina
USA--Georgia
USA--Alabama
USA--Florida
USA--Texas
USA--Virginia
USA--North Carolina
USA--Mississippi
Navy
proclamation
martial law
blockade
Seward, William Henry (1801-1872)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Object Type

text

Medium

35.5 x 22 cm.

Call Number

Portfolio 16, no. 31

Part of

The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

Repository

Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital ID

lprbscsm scsm0582
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lprbscsm.scsm0582