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Proclamation – Thanksgiving Day – 1989

This is the text of a Proclamation for a National Day of Thanksgiving. The proclamation was issued on November 17, 1989, declaring November 23, 1989 as a day of thanksgiving to be observed by the nation.

Proclamation – Thanksgiving Day – 1899, New Hampshire

The following is the text of a Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise, issued by Frank West Rollins, the governor of New Hampshire. The proclamation was issued October 27, 1899 and was declaring November 30, 1899 the day of Thanksgiving.

Proclamation – Thanksgiving Day – 1887

The following is the text of the handwritten Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer issued by Grover Cleveland, President of the United States. The proclamation was issued October 25, 1887 and was declaring November 24, 1887 the day of Thanksgiving.

Sermon – Thanksgiving – 1783 Massachusetts

Joseph Willard (1738-1804) graduated from Harvard College in 1765 and served as a tutor at the College until 1772. He was ordained in November of 1772 at First Congregational Church in Beverly…

Sermon – Thanksgiving – 1774

John Lathrop, also spelled Lothrop, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Princeton in 1763 and began working as an assistant teacher with the Rev. Dr. Eleazar Wheelock of Lebanon…

Sermon – Thanksgiving – 1785

This Thanksgiving sermon was preached by William Hazlitt in Hallowell, Maine on December 15, 1785. A Thanksgiving Discourse Preached At Hallowell, 15 December, 1785. By William Hazlitt, A. M. Psalms cvii. 8. O that men would praise the Lord, for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. When the voice […]

Sermon – Thanksgiving – 1795 Massachusetts

Thomas Baldwin (1753-1825), an influential pastor and well-known author, was born and raised in Connecticut until the age of 16 when he moved to New Hampshire, where he later became a member of the State Legislature…