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proclamations

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300027237

Documents that are publicly announced or officially declared; especially a public notice by an official of some order, intended action, or state of facts.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Governor Philip F. Thomas Proclamation

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-074
Scope and Contents

Philip Francis Thomas, the Governor of Maryland, issued a proclamation that Thursday, November 23, 1848 was a "day of thanksgiving to ALMIGHTY GOD, to be kept and observed by the good people of the State of Maryland..." The document bears no official seal but it is dated October 13, 1848. The lower left-hand corner does include the statement: By the Governor, R.C. Hollyday, Secretary of State.

Dates: 1848 November 23