Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

Someone will get a chance to own two literal pieces of American history. The post Documents that Lincoln signed to end slavery to be auctioned off appeared first on Talker.

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

In hoping to refresh America — and it would appear we desperately need it — it would be helpful if we got back to our civic ...

Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...

The record-breaking sale comes just a few years after he paid $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution.

Two era-defining documents that ended slavery and reshaped American history are to be auctioned. The Thirteenth Amendment (estimated at $8–12 million) and the Emancipation Proclamation ...

They offer collectors a rare glimpse into the enduring legacy of Lincoln’s vision for the legal abolition of slavery in the United States.