Emancipation Proclamation
ca. 1863
Title: Emancipation Proclamation
Dates: ca. 1863
Collection Number: GC 1151
Creator/Collector:
Extent: (Boxes: 1 ov slipcase)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Charles Maltby's copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln.
Language of Material: English
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Emancipation Proclamation. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Maltby was a personal friend of Lincoln. Lincoln appointed him to the position of California Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
Maltby wrote The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln in 1884. Maltby's wife had Lincoln sign this copy in 1864.
Scope and Content of Collection
Charles Maltby's copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln.