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Andrew Johnson: Resting and refraining from secular labors on that day, let us reverently and devoutly give thanks to our Heavenly…

On the recordOctober 25, 1867
Resting and refraining from secular labors on that day, let us reverently and devoutly give thanks to our Heavenly Father for the mercies and blessings with which He has crowned the now closing year.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Proclamation 169—Thanksgiving Day, 1867

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