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Governor Andrew's Proclamation

Date Range: 1862
1 item

Biographical Note:
John Albion Andrew was the Governor of Massachusetts during the Civil War from 1861-66. He was born in 1818 and died in 1867.

Scope and Content:
A printed proclamation by John A. Andrew, Governor of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass., March 11, 1862, in which he proclaimed "Thursday, the third day of April next, to be observed throughout this Commonwealth, as a day of public HUMILIATION, FASTING, AND PRAYER. The printed proclamation is in the form of a broadside and bears the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The subject is entirely religious, and the quality of paper and appearance of the format would indicate that it was the custom to frame such annual proclamations.
There is an attached notation in the handwriting of Ms. Louise Richardson, FSU Librarian, which reads: "Lot purchase. O. Norwood, Oct. '56" but does not state the amount paid or the number of items comprising the "Lot purchase."

Citation: Governor Andrew's Proclamation, Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Source: Purchased from Olin Norwood
Manuscript Number: MSS 0:6
Location: Box 137
 



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