4 1865 Civil War newspapers CONGRESS PASSES 13TH AMENDMENT to US CONSTITUTION Slavery Ends

Philadelphia, PA: The Friend, 1865. 1st Edition. Quarto. Very Good. Item #19393

Lot of four (4) 1865 newspapers with news that CONGRESS PASSES the 13TH AMENDMENT to the US CONSTITUTION Abolishing Slavery, with reports of many states already ratifying the amendment - #1Q-026

Four COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPERS, the Friend (Philadelphia, PA) dated in February and March, 1865, with compelling African-American Slavery history!

Perfect for framing and display!

"Amendment Thirteen to the Constitution – the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments – was ratified on December 6, 1865. It forbids chattel slavery across the United States and in every territory under its control, except as a criminal punishment. The official text is written as follows:

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

"Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." - wiki

One of the four issues also features a report covering the second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln

Disbound. # 2I-046.

Price: $55.00