On the recordNovember 2, 1879
Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do appoint Thursday, the 27th day of November instant, as a day of national thanksgiving and prayer;
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Proclamation 244—Thanksgiving Day, 1879
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