The Electorate of Maryland ratifies their Constitution of 1864, Article I, Section 24, of which prohibits slavery.
[restored 4/16/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
unanimous Declaration (of Independence), Paragraph 2
ccc-2point0.com/unanimous-Declaration
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 184.
Archives of Maryland, Volume 0102, Page 0723 – Proceedings and Debates of the 1864 Constitutional Convention.mht
aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000102/html/am102–723.html
Mr. Lincoln and Freedom: The progress of Abraham Lincoln’s opposition to slavery
mrlincolnandfreedom.org
Constitutions of the Several states
www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/constitution.phtml?format=adopted
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