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Proclamation. Whereas it hath pleased Almighty God the Father of all mercies ... : It is recommended to the several states to set apart Thursday the seventh day of December next to be observed as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer ... Done in Congress, this eighteenth day of October, 1780.

Author/creator United States. Continental Congress
Included WorkConnecticut. Governor (1769-1784 : Trumbull) By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire, governor, captain-general and commander in chief.
Format Book and Microform
Publication Info[Connecticut] : [publisher not identified], [1780]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16748
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16748. ^A478749
General noteSigned: Samuel Huntington, president. Attest, Charles Thomson, see'ry [sic].
General noteFollowed by: By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire, governor, captain-general and commander in chief in and over the state of Connecticut, in America. ... I ... do hereby appoint Thursday the seventh day of December next, to be observed as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer ... Given under my hand, in the Council chamber at Hartford, this second day of November, 1780 ... Jonathan Trumbull.
General noteAscribed to the press of Timothy Green of New London by Evans, but not listed in H.A. Johnson's Checklist of New London imprints.
References Evans 16748
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16748).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formThanksgiving Day proclamations 1780 Dec. 7.

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 16748 ✔ Available