An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
The Senate of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress
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Hon. James A. Bayard resigns from the Senate; Hon. George Read Riddle's credentials read.
Washington, D. C., January 30, 1864.
Sir: I will thank you to communicate to the Senate the fact that I resigned my seat in the Senate of the United States on yesterday, and have been informed that my successor has been chosen by the Legislature.
I have the honor to be, with high respect, your obedient servant,
J. A. BAYARD.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin,
Vice President of the United States.