1. Creator/Author:
  2. Levi Lincoln (2)

Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Levi Lincoln

Creator:
Levi Lincoln, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Location:
Massachusetts, Boston
Origin Date:
1825
Materials:
paper, print
Measurements:
overall: 28 in x 23 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0492
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents

Description

This broadside announces a proclamation by Governor Levi Lincoln for a day of thanksgiving and praise on Thursday, November 24, 1825, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The last paragraph of the proclamation reads "And the people of the Commonwealth are requested to abstain from such labors and amusements as are inconsistent with the religious services of the occasion." The proclamation is date October 21st, 1825, and signed by Governor Levi Lincoln who was an ancestor of President Abraham Lincoln. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum