Last surviving manuscript of Emancipation Proclamation to be displayed on LI
Last surviving manuscript of Emancipation Proclamation to be displayed on LI The only surviving draft of the Emancipation Proclamation in President Abraham Lincoln's handwriting will be on view next month in a free exhibition at LIU Post, part of rare public display commemorating the final document's signing 150 years ago.
An Edward Elgar manuscript that dates back almost 90 years has been found in a ``dusty'' folder in a council building.