Tag Archives: Rev. Samuel Osgood D.D. Pastor of the Church of the Messiah (Unitarian) New York City

thanks for the schooling

The seventh Thanksgiving since Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. President Andrew Johnson unobstreperously followed Mr. Lincoln’s example by proclaiming a national commemoration. According to an editorial in The New-York Times all the states went along, except … Continue reading

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