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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, April 9, 1884. President Arthur authorizes and directs the Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to “my Proclamation regarding contributions from the Executive Departments of the Government to the World’s Industrial Cotton Centennial Exhibition to be held at New Orleans, La., Dec. 1/1884.” Signed prominently at the conclusion in ink by President Chester A. Arthur. In fine condition.
This proclamation concerns contributions made by the U.S. Government to the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition, which was scheduled to open in New Orleans on the first Monday of December 1884. The proclamation sanctioned and encouraged the national government's participation, including the appointment of commissioners and representatives for states and foreign countries. The fair was such a major event that Congress even contributed funds and support for the construction of a dedicated U.S. exhibit hall.
Classified as a ‘World’s Fair,’ the World Cotton Centennial ultimately opened on December 16, 1884, and was held at Audubon Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was held at a time when nearly one-third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans, home to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and the name ‘World Cotton Centennial’ referred to the earliest-surviving record of export of a shipment of cotton from the U.S. to England in 1784.
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