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Documents that Lincoln signed to end slavery to be auctioned off
- Sotheby's will auction rare signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment in New York on June 26.
- The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, and the Thirteenth Amendment, ratified on February 1, 1865, were landmark legal measures that abolished slavery and profoundly influenced the course of American history.
- The Thirteenth Amendment copy offered is one of 15 signed by Lincoln and marks the first legal abolition of slavery, while the proclamation introduced partial emancipation.
- The auction estimates value the Thirteenth Amendment at $8-12 million and the Emancipation Proclamation at $3-5 million, both considered the most valuable copies to reach auction.
- The documents will be publicly displayed from June 20 to 25, providing a rare opportunity to view pivotal artifacts linked to Lincoln’s vision for ending slavery.
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Documents that Lincoln signed to end slavery to be auctioned off
Someone will get a chance to own two literal pieces of American history.
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