1863/07/15
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Document signed
Title: Authority to affix the seal to proclamation for day of Thanksgiving
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.
GLC06754