A State Archives staffer retrieved this 1884 Thanksgiving Proclamation by Watson C. Squire, who served as Washington’s Territorial Governor from 1884 to 1887. After Washington became a state in 1889, Squire was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Here is to a safe and happy Thanksgiving for everyone.
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