COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS.


by the GovERNoUR;
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X Q l. A M L y N,


For DAY Of PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAISE


EVORASMUCH as the occasional meeting OF


Il People for the exercise Of Piety and Devotion


towards God, more especially Of those who ENJOY


the Light OF Divine Revelation, has a strong ten


dency to impress their minds with a sense OF their


dependence upon him and their obilgations 10 HIM,
have thought fit, according to The ancient and


landable Practice OF our renowned Ancestors, TO


appoints day Public Thanksgiving to God, for the


great benefits which he has been please TO oesiow


upon us, in the year past And do by the advice
and consent OF the Council, appoint THURSDAY, Inc
Nineteenth day Of November next, to be observed


as a day Of Publick Thanksgiving and Praise
throughout this Commonwealth Calling upon the


Ministers OF the Gospel of all Denominations,


with their respective Congregations, 10 assemble


on that Day, to oer TO God, their unielgned Grai-


tude, Tor his great Goodness to the People OF tne


United States in general, and OF this Common


More especially in that he hath in his Good Prov


idence united the Several States under National


may defend themselves against external Enemies
and maintain Peace and Harmony with each
other.


That internal Tranquility hath been continued
within this Commonwealth; |; and that the voice Of
Health is 50 generally heard in the hablfahons OF
the People.


That The Earth has yielded her increase SO that


the Labours of our industrious Husbandmen have
been abundantly crowned with Plenty.
That our Fisheries have been SO lar prospered-
Our Trade notwithstanding distractions il has met
with, has yet been prontablc TO U.S. and the WoIKs
of our Hands have been established
That while other Nations have been involved IN
War. attended with an uncommon profuslon OF
human Blood, we, in the course OF Divine Provi-
dence, have been preserved from SO grevlous ca
lamity, and have enjoyed great measure OF the
blessing OF peace. :,
And i do recommend that together with our
thanksgiving, humble prayer may be offered to God
dience Of our hearts and manners, to testify the
sincerity Of our professions OF gratitude, IN the
sight Of God and man, and thus be prepared for
reception OF future divine blessings.
That God would be pleased to guide and direct
the administration OF the Federal Government, and


those Of the several States, in Union, 30 that the
whole People may continue to be safe and happy
| in the constitutional enjoyment Of their Rights,
Liberties and Privileges, and our governments be
greatly respected at home and abroad.
And while we rejoice in the blessing OF health
| bestowed upon US, we would sympathlze with
those oil our sister States, who are visited with q
Contagious and Mortal Disease: and fervently sup
plicate the Father OF Mercies, that they may


speedily be restored to state OF health and pros


That he would in his abundant Mercy regard our
Fellow Citizens and others, who groaning under


abect slavery, In Agiers, and direct the most ef-
| fectual measure for their speedy relief.
| That he would graciously be pleased to put an
end to all Tyranny and Usurpation, that the Peo-
pie who are under the yoke OF oppression, may be
made free; and that the Nations who are contend
| ing for Freedom may still be secured by his Al
mgn!y AID, ana ehaDieu unuer HlS lnuuehce, 70
! complete wise systems OF Civil Government,
founded in the equal Rights Of Men, and calcula-


ted to establish their permanent Security and Wei
Iare


And finally, that the peaceful and glorious Reign
| Of our divine Redcemer, may be known and en-
| loved throughout the whole Family OF Mankind.
And do recommend to the People Of this Conn.,
monwealth, to abstain from all such Labor and Re-
| creation, as may not be consistent with the So
| lemnity OF the Day.


| GIVEN at the Council Chamber in Boston, the
| fourteenth day Of October, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety
| FIVE, and in the twentieth year OF the indepen-
| dence Of the United States of America.
~ SAMUEL ADAMS.
Attest-JoHN AVERY, jun. Sec'ry


| GoD sdve the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts.