An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress
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First day of House business; Representatives elect present credentials and are sworn in; Schuyler Colfax elected speaker.
Resolved, That the names of Jacob B. Blair, William G. Brown, and Kellian V. Whaley be placed upon the roll as the Representatives from West Virginia.