United States. Continental Congress. Proclamation: ... resolved, that it be recommended to the several states to appoint the first Thursday in May next to be a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer ... Done in Congress, this twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, and in the third year of our independence.
Chicago Style (17th ed.) CitationUnited States. Continental Congress. Proclamation: ... Resolved, That It Be Recommended to the Several States to Appoint the First Thursday in May Next to Be a Day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer ... Done in Congress, This Twentieth Day of March, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-nine, and in the Third Year of Our Independence.
MLA (9th ed.) CitationUnited States. Continental Congress. Proclamation: ... Resolved, That It Be Recommended to the Several States to Appoint the First Thursday in May Next to Be a Day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer ... Done in Congress, This Twentieth Day of March, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-nine, and in the Third Year of Our Independence.