On the recordOctober 2, 1863
It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduAbraham Lincoln: “It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one…”
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Proclamation 106—Thanksgiving Day, 1863
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