Authority to affix the seal to proclamation for day of Thanksgiving - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC06754
From Archive Folder	Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863
Title	Authority to affix the seal to proclamation for day of Thanksgiving
Date	15 July 1863
Author	Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Document Type	Government document
Content Description	Ordering a day of national thanksgiving on 6 August 1863 for victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, seeking restoration of the Union and God's intervention to "subdue the anger which has produced... a needless and cruel rebellion...." Lined on verso; ink appears to have been affected by previous treatment.
Subjects	President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Civil War Union Forces Government and Civics Religion Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Vicksburg
People	Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Place written	Washington, D.C.
Theme	The American Civil War; Religion; The Presidency; Government & Politics
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Transcript	Show/hide I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to my Proclamation dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. Abraham Lincoln Washington. 15 July, 1863.