Thanksgiving Proclamation by George Washington

Historical records ^ | October 3 1789 | George Washington

[little jeremiah]

By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. 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 me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.” Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war—for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed—for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted—for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us. And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed—to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord—To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best. Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789. George Washington

[Justa]

“How did it become Thursday over the 26th?”

The Pilgrims wanted to lock-in a 4-day weekend?

So they could always have an early start on a 3-day hunting and gathering trip?

Last big scramble (starting 12am Friday) for food before winter?

It’s cold in MA around the Cape this time of year. You want that last big push to stock the food before winter freezes the great ponds and the birds fly south.

[Tom Tetroxide]

Only 168 years had elapsed when it was written. I’m sure he was quite aware of the details that we have today that influenced what he wrote in 1789.

It’s been 402 years since the first Thanksgiving in 1621, but no one really knows why we celebrate it anymore.

[rockrr]

That could have been a LOT worse!

[Captain Rhino]

Yes. Basically, a fill in the blanks form.

[Captain Rhino]

No. To maintain the illusion of actually caring, they have to go through the motions. In this case, just barely.

Sort of like those Representative and Senator meetings in their districts and regional committee hearings. They are pro forma; the decisions have already been made in DC before they ever set out.

[little jeremiah]

Happy Thanksgiving dear Bykr Bayb, and may you have much to be thankful for.

((((BB))))

[Carriage Hill]

Yes, since 1996, when I taught myself, and built my corp’s website. It’s easy, actually. If you like, I’ll send you an HTML “Cheatsheet”, that I developed, to use.

[Carriage Hill]

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/21/165655925/how-did-thanksgiving-end-up-on-thursday

[daniel1212]

Thank God. Also (from HISTORICAL QUOTES IN CONTRAST:

Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, November 1, 1777 —

Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received, and to implore such farther blessings as they stand in need of;... It is therefore recommended to the legislative or executive powers of these United States, to set apart Thursday, the 18th day of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise; that with one heart and one voice the good people may express the grateful feelings of their hearts, and consecrate themselves to the service of their divine benefactor; and that together with their sincere acknowledgments and offerings, they may join the penitent confession of their manifold sins, whereby they had forfeited every favor, and their humble and earnest supplication that it may please God, through the merits of Jesus Christ, mercifully to forgive and blot them out of remembrance;

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..may render them fit instruments, under the providence of Almighty God...to take schools and seminaries of education, so necessary for cultivating the principles of true liberty, virtue and piety, under his nurturing hand, and to prosper the means of religion for the promotion and enlargement of that kingdom which consisteth in righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. (http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=3847)

Congressional Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1782 —

It being the indispensable duty of all nations, not only to offer up their supplications to Almighty God, the giver of all good, for His gracious assistance in a time of distress, but also in a solemn and public manner, to give Him praise for His goodness in general, and especially for great and signal interpositions of His Providence in their behalf; therefore, the Unites States in Congress assembled, taking into their consideration the many instances of Divine goodness to these States in the course of the important conflict, in which they have been so long engaged, - the present happy and promising state of public affairs, and the events of the war in the course of the year now drawing to a close;

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.Do hereby recommend it to the inhabitants of these States in general, to observe and request the several states to interpose their authority, in appointing and commanding the observation of THURSDAY the TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER next as a day of SOLEMN THANKSGIVING to GOD for all His mercies; and they do further recommend to all ranks to testify their gratitude to God for His goodness by a cheerful obedience to His laws and by promoting, each in his station, and by his influence, the practice of true and undefiled religion, which is the great foundation of public prosperity and national happiness. - https://web.archive.org/web/20201126212455/https://wallbuilders.com/proclamation-thanksgiving-day-1782/

• Done in Congress at Philadelphia, the eleventh day of October, in the year of our LORD, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, and of our Sovereignty and Independence, the seventh. (http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=17944)

John Hancock (1737—1793. A Proclamation For a Day of Public Thanksgiving 1791, given as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

...that universal happiness may be established in the world [and] that all may bow to the scepter of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the whole earth be filled with His glory. - http://www.davidbarton.biz/2010/04/23/a-spiritual-heritage-tool-of-the-united-states-capitol-by-david-barton (https://web.archive.org/web/20130711220709/http://www.davidbarton.biz/2010/04/23/a-spiritual-heritage-tool-of-the-united-states-capitol-by-david-barton/)

[daniel1212]

Much better formatting,

Or install cynwoody Free Republic Posting Form Enhancer

He also wrote Free Republic Tree Viewer (can rearrange a thread's posts such that each one has its replies indented beneath it, and each reply in turn has its replies indented beneath it, etc., in a tree structure.)

To copy any text as formatted you can also install the Copycat for Firefox or Chrome.

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Hope this helps. Thank God for all such helps, which we should only use to do what is good in the sight of the God of the Bible.

[little jeremiah]

Wow! I will coy and study up, thank you.

[little jeremiah]

Thank you for posting these other proclamations.

[little jeremiah]

I would like your “cheat sheet” - freepmail?

[Carriage Hill]

I’ll send it FR Mail, but let me know if it is indecipherable, since I believe FR Mail strips out all HTML tags and only allows text... we’ll have to send it regular email.