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Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation

Proclamation of 3 October 1863 setting the last Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving.

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3 Oct 1863

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  • Hale’s letter to Lincoln Primary record 23

    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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Timeline 3 dates
  1. 3 Oct 1863 Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation
  2. 3 Oct 1863 Abraham Lincoln signed Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation
  3. 3 Oct 1863 Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation written at Washington, D.C.
Proof 3 sources
  1. Transcript for President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1863, U.S. National Archives (via the Obama White House archive), 3 Oct 1863. Primary record
    In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United Stated States to be affixed.
    Done at the city of Washington, this third day of October
  2. 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
  3. 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.
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