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  1. Subject:  MSR George Washington's 1789 Tha
  2. Author:  George Washington
  3. Uploaded By:  HOST Comp Joots
  4. Date:  11/23/2002
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  6. File:  George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation.lit (118292 bytes) 
  7. Estimated Download Time (53797 baud):  < 1 minute
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  10. Equipment:  Windows computer or Pocket PC
  11. Needs:  MS Reader
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  13. Keywords:  George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation, Thanksgiving Collection, History
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  15. George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation 
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  17. "...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 and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"
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  19. 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..."
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