January 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation
(emancipation directory) (military-dir) (voter directory) A Proclamation By the President of the United States of America A Transcription (Sentence numbers, mine, editions in red, italics, etc. mine) Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the …