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Adams, John, 1735-1826 Proclamation of a day of solemn fasting due to religious persecution

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00270 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 06 March 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Proclaiming a day of solemn fasting for April 25th (with element of Thanksgiving)

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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