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The First Thanksgiving Proclamation June 20, 1676
"On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the good fortune that had seen their community securely established. By unamimous vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim June 29 as a day of thanksgiving." That proclamation is reproduced here in the same language and spelling as the original.
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