By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq ; captain-general and governour in chief, in and over His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay ... A proclamation for a general thanksgiving : ... Thursday the twenty-fourth of August instant ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the eighth day of August, 1749.
1749
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Proclamation for a General Thanksgiving (1749 August 8)
Title
By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq ; captain-general and governour in chief, in and over His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay ... A proclamation for a general thanksgiving : ... Thursday the twenty-fourth of August instant ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the eighth day of August, 1749.
Imprint
Boston : Printed by John Draper, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council, [1749]
Description
1 online resource (1 broadside)
Summary
August 8, 1749 Proclamation by Governor William Shirley setting August 24th as a day of thanksgiving for God's assistance in a bountiful harvest.
Note
Signed: By His Excellency's command, with the advice of the Council, J. Willard, secr. W. Shirley. God save the King.
Royal arms at head of title.
Royal arms at head of title.
Indexed In
Evans 6359
Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 898
Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 898
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed February 25, 2020).
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Print version: Massachusetts. Governor (1741-1757 : Shirley). By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq. ... a proclamation for a general thanksgiving. Boston : Printed by John Draper, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council, [1749]
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Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Language
English
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