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Charles Sumner, photograph by Matthew Brady, ca. 1860–1874
Charles Sumner, photograph by Matthew Brady, ca. 1860–1874

S.J. Res. 16, proposing an amendment to the Constitution to abolish slavery, April 1864
S.J. Res. 16, proposing an amendment to the Constitution to abolish slavery, April 1864

Letter from Charles Sumner to Abraham Lincoln, November 20, 1864
Letter from Charles Sumner to Abraham Lincoln, November 20, 1864

The Emancipation Proclamation (lithograph copy), by Abraham Lincoln, January 1, 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation (lithograph copy), by Abraham Lincoln, January 1, 1863

North Carolina’s proposed amendments to the Constitution and Declaration of Rights, August 1, 1788
North Carolina’s proposed amendments to the Constitution and Declaration of Rights, August 1, 1788

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe regarding a Bill of Rights, August 9, 1789
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe regarding a Bill of Rights, August 9, 1789

General Map of the United States, by Henry D. Rogers, 1857
General Map of the United States, by Henry D. Rogers, 1857

Hartford Convention Candidate, detail from a Democratic-Republican campaign handbill, 1816
Hartford Convention Candidate, detail from a Democratic-Republican campaign handbill, 1816

Resolution of the Legislature of Massachusetts proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, introduced March 2, 1815
Resolution of the Legislature of Massachusetts proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, introduced March 2, 1815

The Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates . . . at Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, December 15, 1814, by the Hartford Convention, 1815
The Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates . . . at Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, December 15, 1814, by the Hartford Convention, 1815
