Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908 To the freedmen in the Department of the South
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03839 Author/Creator: Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908 Place Written: Beaufort, South Carolina Type: Broadside Date: 6 August 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Circular declaring: "The President of the United States having appointed the 6th day of August, 1863, as a day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise for the glorious victories of our armies over the enemies of our country... Although you are still in the wilderness, your prospects for liberty were never brighter than now." Refers to the Emancipation Proclamation.
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