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Pen used by Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation

Pen used by Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation Pen
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Pen by Blanzy Poure & Cie, Paris and B. & P. Lawrence, New York, mid-19th century

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[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

On 1 January 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves of the Confederate states. He signed the document with this pen, which he then presented to Massachusetts abolitionist George Livermore.