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THBAbraham Lincoln, Presidential Proclamation For A Day of Humiliation and Prayer, 1864
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- Lot Description
Printed broadside, 18 x 28 in., issued by Governor John A. Andrew of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on July 28, 1864, announcing A Proclamation...By His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America...For A Day Of Humiliation and Prayer, followed by text designating the first Thursday of August next as that day. This was one of nine proclamations for a day of fasting, prayer, and/or thanksgiving made by President Lincoln during the Civil War. In this particular case, it was initiated by a concurrent resolution of both the Senate and House of Representatives.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Partially attached to cardboard backing along top margin using archival tape and housed under older mat. Horizontal and vertical folds, with some light toning along the folds. Slightly darker tone line along top margin. Some short chips, tears along perimeter.Condition
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