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  • Collection: Influences on the Emancipation Proclamation

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This document show's President Lincoln's aversion to directly using martial law to justify freeing slaves. It also allows a glimpse into the steps President Lincoln thought necessary for the later Emancipation Proclamation to succeed.

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This document gives an important understanding of how events evolved and impacted other events during the Civil War. Without a basic understanding of the events the importance and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation would be lost.

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