Printed broadside, with heading A Proclamation, from Andrew Johnson. Dated May 22, 1865. Folio, 8.5 x 13 in. The broadside reads, in part: Reopening of Ports, Except Four in Texas, Disallowing Belligerent Rights in Certain Cases, and Removing Certain Restrictions on Trade. Johnson refers to an earlier proclamation by President Lincoln, dated April 11, 1865, where Lincoln partially reopened belligerent ports except to foreign trade. Johnson now opens these ports to foreign trade, but keeps the restrictions intact for certain Texas ports, including Galveston, Las Salle, Brazos de Santiago (Port Isabel), and Brownsville. Johnson warns that the proclamation of 1861 is in effect for these ports and a foreign merchant entering therein will be guilty of trading with an enemy. He further caveats that those attempting to trade at any port in the South that violate any laws will be considered pirates and dealt with accordingly. Signed in type by Johnson and by W. Hunter as Acting Secretary of State (Sec. of State Seward was still recovering from the assassination attempt on his life by Booth's accomplice, Lewis Paine). Condition: Small chip in bottom right and small split at bottom edge, otherwise very good.
Printed broadside, with heading A Proclamation, from Andrew Johnson. Dated May 22, 1865. Folio, 8.5 x 13 in. The broadside reads, in part: Reopening of Ports, Except Four in Texas, Disallowing Belligerent Rights in Certain Cases, and Removing Certain Restrictions on Trade. Johnson refers to an earlier proclamation by President Lincoln, dated April 11, 1865, where Lincoln partially reopened belligerent ports except to foreign trade. Johnson now opens these ports to foreign trade, but keeps the restrictions intact for certain Texas ports, including Galveston, Las Salle, Brazos de Santiago (Port Isabel), and Brownsville. Johnson warns that the proclamation of 1861 is in effect for these ports and a foreign merchant entering therein will be guilty of trading with an enemy. He further caveats that those attempting to trade at any port in the South that violate any laws will be considered pirates and dealt with accordingly. Signed in type by Johnson and by W. Hunter as Acting Secretary of State (Sec. of State Seward was still recovering from the assassination attempt on his life by Booth's accomplice, Lewis Paine). Condition: Small chip in bottom right and small split at bottom edge, otherwise very good.
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