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<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Author" CONTENT="MARK GIAMMALVO"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Mozilla/4.04 [en] (Win95; U) [Netscape]"> <TITLE>Sam Giammalvo's Auto Sales & Service Inc. Thanksgiving page</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE BORDER COLS=1 WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <TR> <TD ALIGN=CENTER BACKGROUND="paperfib.gif"> <CENTER><IMG SRC="thanksg3.gif" HEIGHT=47 WIDTH=428></CENTER> <CENTER> </CENTER> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="americanflagg.gif" HEIGHT=55 WIDTH=100></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="leaves1.gif" HEIGHT=74 WIDTH=551></CENTER> <CENTER> <B><FONT COLOR="#CC6600"><FONT SIZE=+3>THE FIRST THANKSGIVING</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#CC6600"><FONT SIZE=+3> PROCLAMATION</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#CC6600"><FONT SIZE=+3> JUNE 29, 1676</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> <P> On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, <BR> held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the good <BR> fortune that had seen their community securely established. By <BR> unanimous vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim <BR> June 29 as a day of thanksgiving, our first. That proclamation is <BR> reproduced here in the same language and spelling as the original. <P>"The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive <BR>dispensations in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives of this land, <BR>written and brought to pass bitter things against his own Covenant people in this <BR>wilderness, yet so that we evidently discern that in the midst of his judgements he <BR>hath remembered mercy, having remembered his Footstool in the day of his sore <BR>displeasure against us for our sins, with many singular Intimations of his Fatherly <BR>Compassion, and regard; reserving many of our Towns from Desolation Threatened, <BR>and attempted by the Enemy, and giving us especially of late with many of our <BR>Confederates many signal Advantages against them, without such Disadvantage to <BR>ourselves as formerly we have been sensible of, if it be the Lord's mercy that we <BR>are not consumed, It certainly bespeaks our positive Thankfulness, when our <BR>Enemies are in any measure disappointed or destroyed; and fearing the Lord should <BR>take notice under so many Intimations of his returning mercy, we should be found <BR>an Insensible people, as not standing before Him with Thanksgiving, as well as <BR>lading him with our Complaints in the time of pressing Afflictions: <P>The Council has thought meet to appoint and set apart the 29th day of this instant <BR>June, as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God for such his Goodness and <BR>Favour, many Particulars of which mercy might be Instanced, but we doubt not <BR>those who are sensible of God's Afflictions, have been as diligent to espy him <BR>returning to us; and that the Lord may behold us as a People offering Praise and <BR>thereby glorifying Him; the Council doth commend it to the Respective Ministers, <BR>Elders and people of this Jurisdiction; Solemnly and seriously to keep the same <BR>Beseeching that being perswaded by the mercies of God we may all, even this whole <BR>people offer up our bodies and soulds as a living and acceptable Service unto God <BR>by Jesus Christ." <BR> <BR> <BR> <P>Prepared by Gerald Murphy (The Cleveland Free-Net - aa300) Distributed by the <BR>Cybercasting Services Division of the National Public Telecomputing Network <BR>(NPTN). <P>Permission is hereby granted to download, reprint, and/or otherwise redistribute <BR>this file, provided appropriate point of origin credit is given to the preparer(s) <BR>and the National Public Telecomputing Network. <BR> <HR WIDTH="100%"> <P>Here is a 1911 Thanksgiving postcard. <P><IMG SRC="thanksgivpostcard.jpg" HEIGHT=158 WIDTH=100> <HR WIDTH="100%"> <BR><A HREF="thanksgiv-name-card.html">Click here for printable thanksgiving dinner place cards.</A> <BR> <HR WIDTH="100%"> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="#993300"> <FONT SIZE=+3>George Washington's</FONT></FONT></CENTER> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="#993300"><FONT SIZE=+3>1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation </FONT></FONT></CENTER> <CENTER> </CENTER> <FONT COLOR="#993300"> <IMG SRC="washington.gif" ALT="George Washington" HSPACE=10 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=150 WIDTH=114> Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#993300">Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#993300">protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee,</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#993300">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:" 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 in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable 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 has 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 show kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase 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.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#993300">Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d dy of October, A.D. 1789.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#993300">(signed) G. 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