Date Original
1876 November 8
Description
This collection contains one broadside, a Proclamation of the Governor, A.H. Garland, designating November 30 "as a day of Public Thanksgiving."
Biographical/Historical Note
Augustus Hill Garland was born on June 11, 1832, in Tennessee. Before the Civil War, he advocated for Arkansas staying within the Union, but supported secession after President Lincoln's call to arms. He served in the Confederate Congress, the House of Representatives, and helped to facilitate the readmission of the state to the Union. In 1865, he argued successfully to the U.S. Supreme Court that preventing former Confederates from arguing cases before the Court was unconstitutional. He was elected to the Senate in 1876 and 1883 and became the first Arkansan to receive a cabinet post when appointed to Attorney General in 1885. On January 26, 1899, he was arguing a case before the Supreme Court and had a stroke, dying a few hours later.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.162
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Governor's proclamation, SMC.BS.162
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Governor's proclamation, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
