Georgia ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment: it is now in effect...
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 17, 1865 The front page has one column heads concerning: "Progress Of Reconstruction" including much of the work being done by Georgia, dated December 4, 5 & 8.
Of significance is a heading: "The Constitutional Amendment - Proceedings of the Georgia Senate" from Dec. 6, noting near the beginning: "...that the unfinished business of yesterday was the first in order, that was the resolution ratifying the amendment to the constitution of the United States abolishing slavery..." with much more.
Further down is a heading: "Ratification of the Constitutional Amendment" which begins: "The Georgia Legislature ratified the Constitutional Amendment, unconditionally, as follows:..." then the formal text of Georgia's ratification of the 13th Amendment. It was the ratification by Georgia, the 27th state to do so, that put the historic Amendment into effect nationwide.
Eight pages, very nice condition.