United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.

Robert B. Van Valkenburgh

Quill platform ID: p4531.

(4 September, 1821 -- 1 August, 1888) Valkenburgh was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Steuben County, N.Y., Valkenburgh studied law and after admittance to the bar began practice in Bath, N.Y. Valkenburgh was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

Member of New York Delegation—United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65, New York Delegation—The Road to Civil War.

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