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Hale’s letter to Lincoln

Sarah Hale’s letter of 28 September 1863 asking for a national Thanksgiving.

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28 Sep 1863

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  • Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation Primary record 12

    The National Park Service says the proclamation “may have never been issued” without her; Lincoln’s proclamation itself does not mention her.

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  1. 28 Sep 1863 Hale’s letter to Lincoln
  2. 28 Sep 1863 Sarah Josepha Hale authored Hale’s letter to Lincoln
Proof 3 sources
  1. The Woman Who Helped Put Thanksgiving on the Calendar, Library of Congress blog, 25 Nov 2024. Scholarship & press
    Lincoln agreed. On Oct. 3, he issued a proclamation
  2. Lincoln and Thanksgiving, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service. Primary record
    President Lincoln's proclamation may have never been issued had it not been for Sarah Josepha Hale.
  3. Sarah J. Hale to Abraham Lincoln, September 28, 1863 (Thanksgiving), Library of Congress, Abraham Lincoln Papers, 28 Sep 1863. Primary record
    This subject is to have the day of our annual Thanksgiving made a National and fixed Union Festival.
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