Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1789
President George Washington. The Thanksgiving Proclamation City of New York, October 3, 1789. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor, and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their […]
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, October 3, 1789
The first national Thanksgiving Day Proclamation under the U.S. Constitution: Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor, and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested […]
A Proclamation for Thanksgiving, November 27, 1779
General Orders, November 27, 1779. The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799. John C. Fitzpatrick, Editor. Head Quarters, Moore’s House, Saturday, November 27, 1779. Parole Landaft. Countersigns Lexington, Leeds. The Honorable the Congress has been pleased to pass the following Proclamation. Whereas it becomes us humbly to approach the throne of […]
John Quincy Adams, Part 10: What the Declaration is Not
An Address delivered at the request of a committee of the citizens of Washington: on the occasion of reading the Declaration of Independence, on the Fourth of July, 1821 Continued from previous post: It is not, let me repeat, fellow-citizens, it is not the long enumeration of intolerable wrongs concentrated in this Declaration ; it […]
