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(EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.) By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. General Orders, No 139. 12mo, single leaf, folded and printed on four sides; punch-holes from being been removed from a larger volume of orders. Washington, DC, 1862
The "fourth" edition (according to the Eberstadt bibliography), issued almost four months before the Proclamation was made public. The original draft was written by the President on September 21st. It was signed by Lincoln and Seward on the 22nd and a first printed version sent to important members of government. The second and third printings were issued within a day and differ in their printing format. The present issue, for military distribution is the first edition generally disseminated, though not yet to the public. The final Proclamation appeared on January 1, 1863 with several textual changes.
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