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A flyer from Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy, addressing abolitionists, non-slave holding states, and the Southern Confederacy about the freedom of slaves. Written in Richmond, Virginia on January 5, 1863.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
An Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy, January 5, 1863
Date Created
1863-01-05
Description
A flyer from Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy, addressing abolitionists, non-slave holding states, and the Southern Confederacy about the freedom of slaves. Written in Richmond, Virginia on January 5, 1863.
Subject
Abolitionists, African American men, Slavery, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A printed document of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from November 19, 1863.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863
Date Created
1863
Description
A printed document of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from November 19, 1863.
Subject
Speeches, Slavery, Abolitionists, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer calling for freed black men to join the United States army. Includes the original version of the John Brown song and a political cartoon. 2 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
All Slaves Were Made Freeman by Abraham Lincoln, Original Version of the John Brown Song, 1863
Date Created
1863
Description
A flyer calling for freed black men to join the United States army. Includes the original version of the John Brown song and a political cartoon. 2 pages.
Subject
African American men, Abolitionists, Political cartoons, Slavery, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer calling for all men of color to enlist in the army for three years' service.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
"Men of Color, to Arms! Now or Never!" Flyer, circa 1863
Date Created
1858/1868
Description
A flyer calling for all men of color to enlist in the army for three years' service.
Subject
Slavery, African American men, Abolitionists, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection