"July 28, 1868 - Secretary of State William Seward issued a proclamation certifying the ratification of the 14th Amendment by the states."

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The Thomas Jefferson Building; Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.html