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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07108 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Authorization to affix the seal to a proclamation calling for a day of national humiliation and prayer |
| Date | 7 July 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Partially printed document ordering the seal affixed to a presidential proclamation praying for an end to the Civil War. A pencil note on verso explains the circumstances of the document. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Presidential Speeches and Proclamations President Religion Government and Civics |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |