Ken Griffin Spends $18 Million on Lincoln-Signed Civil War Documents

Citadel founder Ken Griffin paid $18.1 million for copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln. — Citadel founder Ken Griffin paid $18.1 million for copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
Source: Sotheby's

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By Amanda L. Gordon and Hema Parmar

June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM UTC

Citadel founder Ken Griffin paid $18.1 million for copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln.

Griffin intends to loan the documents, which were offered at a Sotheby’s fine books and manuscripts auction in New York, to an unspecified US institution, according to a Citadel spokesperson.