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Thanksgiving in Historic American Style
Continental Congress - 1782: (click here for WORD doc)
Continental Congress
1782 Thanksgiving Proclamation
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
IN COMMITTEE of SAFETY,
EXETER, November 1, 1782.
ORDERED,
THAT the following Proclamation for a general THANKSGIVING on the
twenty-eighth day of November [instant?], received from the honorable
Continental Congress, be forthwith printed, and sent to the several
worshipping Assemblies in this State, to whom it is recommended religiously
to observe said day, and to abstain from all servile labour thereon.
M. WEARE, President.
By the United States in Congress assembled.
PROCLAMATION.
IT being the indispensable duty of all Nations, not only to offer up their
supplications to ALMIGHTY GOD, the giver of all good, for His gracious
assistance in a time of distress, but also in a solemn and public manner to give
Him praise for His goodness in general, and especially for great and signal
interpositions of his providence in their behalf: Therefore the United States in
Congress assembled, taking into their consideration the many instances of
divine goodness to these States, in the course of the important conflict in
which they have been so long engaged; the present happy and promising
state of public affairs; and the events of the war, in the course of the year now
drawing to a close; particularly the harmony of the public Councils, which is so
necessary to the success of the public cause; the perfect union and good
understanding which has hitherto subsisted between them and their Allies,
notwithstanding the artful and unwearied attempts of the common enemy to
divide them; the success of the arms of the United States, and those of their
Allies, and the acknowledgment of their independence by another European
power, whose friendship and commerce must be of great and lasting
advantage to these States:----- Do hereby recommend to the inhabitants of
these States in general, to observe, and request the several States to
interpose their authority in appointing and commanding the observation of
THURSDAY the twenty-eight day of NOVEMBER next, as a day of solemn
THANKSGIVING to GOD for all His mercies: and they do further recommend to
all ranks, to testify to their gratitude to GOD for His goodness, by a cheerful
obedience of His laws, and by promoting, each in his station, and by His
influence, the practice of true and undefiled religion, which is the great
foundation of public prosperity and national happiness.
Done in Congress, at Philadelphia, the eleventh day of October, in the year of
our LORD one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, and of our
Sovereignty and Independence, the seventh.
JOHN HANSON, President.
Charles Thomson, Secretary.
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