Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were signed by Abraham Lincoln.

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

Billionaire Art Collector Ken Griffin Buys Lincoln's Handwritten Copy of 13th Amendment for $13.7 M. Billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin has been revealed as the winner of last week's auction at Sotheby's ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

Billionaire developer Ken Griffin owns several significant pieces of American history, including copies of the U.S. Constitution, 13th Amendment and Emancipation Proclamation. The 13th Amendment sold ...

The previous record for a 13th Amendment at auction was $2.4 million, for a copy sold at Sotheby’s in 2016, while that for any Emancipation Proclamation sold at auction was $3.8 million, sold at ...