A reprint of a proclamation issued by Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, declaring March 27, 1863, as a day of prayer. The reprint appeared in the New York Herald on April 4, 1863. The original proclamation was reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer on February 28, 1863. The proclamation is notable for its nondenominational nature.
Subject: Proclamations
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This archival item is an October 1, 1825, issue of the *Christian Register*, a Boston, Massachusetts newspaper. The back page contains a full reprint of Mordecai Manuel Noah's proclamation to the Jews, delivered in Buffalo, New York on September 15, 1825, by A. B. Seixas.