New York State Governor Thanksgiving Day Proclamations by the Governor
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.6 cubic feet
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
These are printed gubernatorial proclamations designating a specified Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. A few bear the actual signature of the governor and the secretary to the governor at the bottom, but most contain only printed names. All but the earliest proclamation (1874) were date stamped by the Massachusetts State Library between 1890 and 1925, indicating that the governor's office might have sent these proclamations to the government of Massachusetts as a courtesy.
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Thanksgiving Day proclamations by the Governor, 1874-1925
Related Material
13035 Proclamations by the Governor, contains the record copy of gubernatorial proclamations filed with the Department of State.
Custodial History
The Massachusetts State Library collected these proclamations from 1890 to 1925. In 1988, the Massachusetts State Library presented these to the New York State Archives as a gift.
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