Not actually wordless today -- the image is one of many words. Text of the letter is at the link below.
Letter from Sarah Josepha Hale to President Abraham Lincoln
Courtesy Library of Congress
Suggested for further exploration:
- Text of this letter: Sarah Josepha Hale to President Abraham Lincoln, 1863
- 1858 magazine column promoting a national day of thanksgiving by Sarah Josepha Hale: Our National Thanksgiving
- Over the River and Through the Wood: the Story of Lydia Maria Child
- All 12 verses: A Boy's Thanksgiving Day
- An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
More Wordless Wednesday:
Comments
In truth, we all have an awful lot to be thankful for. No matter what problems we are dealing with at the moment.
Thanks for today’s lesson. It’s important to remember where the holiday got its start and that it is more than turkey and the trimmings.
I never knew there were that many verses to “Over the River…” We’d have driven my Mom batty with them in the car if we’d know that when my sis and I were kids!
We can all be thankful to Sarah Josepha Hale for giving us our holiday.
Wow everyone!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and every year I like to get into the mood-extend the holiday, as it were-by reading “Thanksgiving novels.” Not surprisingly, all these stories are mostly about friends and family, about coming together to heal old hurts and giving thanks for the gift of love. . ===
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