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Click to enlargepadThe Secession Ordinance

This facsimile reproduces the ordinance unanimously adopted by a special state convention on 20 May 1861.

The Secession Ordinance repeals all North Carolina legislative acts in support of the United States Constitution and formally severs the state’s ties to the Union. A historical note appears on the bottom of the facsimile, and a transcription of the ordinance is printed on the back.

12 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches.


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