Abraham Lincoln said "All persons, except such as may be in the civil, military, or naval service of the Government, having in their possession any products of States declared in insurrection which said agents are authorized to purchase, and all persons owning or controlling such products therein, are authorized to convey such products to either of the places which have been hereby or may hereafter be designated as places of purchase, and such products so destined shall not be liable to detention, seizure, or forfeiture while in transitu or in store awaiting transportation." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 23, 1864

All persons, except such as may be in the civil, military, or naval service of the Government, having in their possession any products of States declared in insurrection which said agents are authorized to purchase, and all persons owning or controlling such products therein, are authorized to convey such products to either of the places which have been hereby or may hereafter be designated as places of purchase, and such products so destined shall not be liable to detention, seizure, or forfeiture while in transitu or in store awaiting transportation.

Said by

Abraham Lincoln

Republican · Illinois

Source

presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order—Concerning the Purchase of Products in Insurrectionary States

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