Thomas George Pratt broadside, 1846 / Thomas George Pratt.

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Thomas George Pratt broadside, 1846 / Thomas George Pratt.

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Thomas George Pratt was a lawyer, politician, and Governor of Maryland (1844-1847); Confederate supporter. This broadside is a proclamation designating Thursday, Nov. 26, 1846 to be observed as a day of public Thanksgiving in Maryland.

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University of North Carolina Wilmington, William Randall Library

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University of North Carolina Wilmington, William Randall Library

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Pratt, Thomas George, 1804-1869

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Thomas George Pratt, born in Georgetown, Md. (now part of Washington, D.C.), Feb. 18, 1804 attended Georgetown University & College of New Jersey (now called Princeton University), where he studied law. He was a member of the State Senate, 1838-1843, elected Governor of Maryland in 1844, and served from Jan. 6, 1845 to Jan. 3, 1848. He moved to Annapolis, Md. in 1848 and resumed practice of law. Elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate in 1849 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev...