By the Honorable Stephen Hopkins, Esq; governor ... of Rhode-Island ... A proclamation : ... I issue this proclamation, hereby ordering that Thursday, the twenty-second day of November current, be observed and kept by all the inhabitants of this colony, as a day of public thanksgiving ... Given under my hand, at the Council chamber, at South-Kingstown, the second day of November ... Annoq; dom. 1759.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 41073. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | The earliest recorded Thanksgiving proclamation of the colony. Signed: Step. Hopkins. Imprint supplied by Alden. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 35 x 29 cm. Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Rhode Island -- Newport. |