GENERAL DAVID HUNTER Emancipation of Slaves Civil War Abe Lincoln 1862 Newspaper

  

GENERAL DAVID HUNTER Emancipation of Slaves Civil War Abe Lincoln 1862 Newspaper. Offered is an original, collectible newspaper (NOT a copy/reproduction): NEW YORK WORLD, May 20, 1862.

General David Hunter order Emancipation of slaves Abraham Lincoln rebuffs. The front page begins with column heads: "PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION" Gen.

Hunter's Proclamation Void" "The Power of Declaring Slaves Free Belongs to the President" "An Appeal To The Border States" "Gradual Abolition of Slavery Urged" "How the Proclamation is Received. The related text takes most of the first column, headed: "The President's Proclamation" in which Lincoln retracts General Hunter's controversial emancipation of the slaves in George, Florida and South Carolina.

Included is Hunter's: General Orders No. 11 in which he declares emancipation, signed in type: David Hunter, Major-General Commanding. Following this is Lincoln's more lengthy Proclamation, signed in type: Abraham Lincoln. This was the controversial situation where Hunter pronounced slaves free in the mentioned states, previous to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, angering the President. Also of note is the front-page coverage of the 37th Congress which includes.

Grimes introduced a bill for the relief of Robert Smalls [printed as'Small'] and others (colored), who recently delivered the rebel vessel Planter to Com. And that one-half the value thereof shall go to Robert Small and his associates... This is in reference, to Robert Smalls, slave, commandeering the USS Planter in Charleston Harbor and escaping to freedom in the north. Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, foxing at the front-page folds, tiny repair at the fold juncture not affecting any mentioned content, nice condition.

Note: President Lincoln did not rescind the order because he was against emancipating the slaves. At the time, he simply believed the process should be a gradual one. He was also incensed that Gen. Hunter would make such an order without having first sought his approval. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! Links to Archival Storage Options & Certificates of Authenticity Are Below! Historical reports may be beautiful or ugly, but they are always informative. While we rejoice in the beautiful heroic, discovery, amazing feats, etc. , we at History's Newsstand also offer "the ugly" for we are determined to learn from the wrongs of the past - understanding, to do so, we must be willing to look these wrongs directly in the face and shout NO MORE! It is for this reason many Black Americans collect historic slave ads, Jews collect reports regarding the Holocaust, women collect coverage of the Women's Suffrage Movement, etc.. If you find any to be offensive, we agree! Hopefully this is an indication we are moving in the right direction. For this specific item, A U. The S&H will be calculated by using the highest item's S&H as the base cost, and then adding a small amount for each additional newspaper. The per-item additional cost for newspapers, folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary according to size and weight.

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