Special Edition: Compensated Emancipation (March 6, 1862)
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On March 6, 1862, President Abraham signed legislation providing for compensated emancipation in Washington D.C. Originally sponsored by Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, the act freed slaves in the District of Columbia and compensated owners up to $300 for each freeperson. In the months following the enactment of the law, commissioners approved more than 930 petitions, granting freedom to 2,989 former slaves. President Lincoln's message to Congress on March 6, 1862, also proposed compensated emancipation of slaves in the loyal border slave states.
Special Edition: Compensated Emancipation (March 6, 1862)
Special Edition: Compensated Emancipation…
Special Edition: Compensated Emancipation (March 6, 1862)
On March 6, 1862, President Abraham signed legislation providing for compensated emancipation in Washington D.C. Originally sponsored by Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, the act freed slaves in the District of Columbia and compensated owners up to $300 for each freeperson. In the months following the enactment of the law, commissioners approved more than 930 petitions, granting freedom to 2,989 former slaves. President Lincoln's message to Congress on March 6, 1862, also proposed compensated emancipation of slaves in the loyal border slave states.