Letter from the Department of the Interior

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service
Washington, DC, United States

This letter from the Department of the Interior granted Frederick Douglass the right of a free man. Four signatures at bottom with Abraham Lincoln's on left (dated).

Details

Title: Letter from the Department of the Interior
Contributor: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/frdo/exb/visionary/frdo3863_letter_Lincoln_sig.html
Source: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: FRDO 3863
Measurements: L 24.5, W 19.5 cm
Materials: Paper

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