Lot 838
1864 U.S. Senate Amendment 41 Re Military Service For Persons of African Descent. Original printed Act "Intended to be proposed by Mr. Wilson to the bill (S. 41) 'To promote enlistments in the army of the United States, and for other purposes….," 12 x 8 in., 2 pp (includes back docket), 1864. This amendment states that any African-American already in service is to be mustered into the service of the U.S. military or navy and his wife and children are to be set free. The amendment also makes provision for compensation to the owner of the wife and children for loss of services. Fair condition; two tears on the left edge from where the Bill was pulled out of a book; heavy staining in a band running across the middle of the document. Extremely rare.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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