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Adams, John (1735-1826) Proclamation of a day of solemn fasting due to religious persecution

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00270 Author/Creator: Adams, John (1735-1826) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 6 March 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Proclaiming a day of solemn fasting for April 25th (with element of Thanksgiving)

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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