CONSTITUTION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

[Wheeling: 1862]. Caption title [as issued]. Disbound, 32pp, Very Good.

The Constitution barred the entry into the new State of slaves and "free persons of color." But it noted, in parentheses, the substitute provision that Congress proposed: the gradual end of slavery in the State, by emancipating the children of slaves born after July 4, 1863; slaves under the age of ten years, upon their 21st birthday; and those under the age of 21, when they attained age 25.
Norona 968. OCLC 6770737 [10]. Item #20800

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