Show I I I i A 4 1 1St Q St N I Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Al Almighty Almighty Almighty Al- Al mighty God to obey his will to be beg g grateful for fOl his benefits and humbly to implore re his protection and favor and Whereas both houses of congress have by their joint committee re requested requested requested re- re quested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with favors f grateful of hearts uthe the many and signal Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably peaceably peaceably peace peace- ably to establish a form of government for tor their safety and happiness Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the da day of November November November No No- vember next to be devoted b bv by the people popIe peo- peo pIe of th these e states to the service of that great and glorious being who Is the h beneficent author of ot all the this Rood good that was lv that at is or that willbe that we may iy then en al all alJ unite i rendering unto i hi him QU our S re an and and- humble um e er r t. t 1 thanks s for his kind hind care and protection protection tion t of the people of this country prevIous previous previous pre pre- to their becoming a nation for tor forthe forthe the signal tignal and manifold mercies and the favorable Interpositions of ot his providence In the course and conclusion conclusion conclusion sion of the late war for the great de degree degree degree de- de gree of tranquillity union and plenty which we have since enjoyed for the peaceable and rational manner In which we have been enabled to establish lish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness and particularlY particularly particularly the national one now lately In Instituted instituted in- in for the civil and religious I liberty with which we are blessed and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge and in I general for tor all the great and various favors which he has been pleased to confer upon us I And also that we may the then unite Inmost in inmost inmost most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord d ar I ruler of nations and beseech him Iopa lo to pa pardon on our n national t nar and 1 oth other r Vans 1 rans- rans I to enable us ajl al whether in public or private stations to perform our several and relative duties properly properly properly prop prop- erly and punctually to render our national government a blessing to aUthe all aU the people by constantly being a goVernment government government gov goV- of wise just and constitutional constitutional constitutional laws discreetly and faithfully exe executed and obeyed to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations especially especially especially espe espe- such as have shown kindness to tous tous tous us and to bless them with good g government gov government gov- gov v- v peace and concord to promote promote promote pro pro- mote the knowledge and practice of ot ottrue true religion and virtue and the In Increase increase increase in- in crease of science among them and us and generally to grant unto all mankind mankind mankind man man- kind such a degree of temporal prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- as he alone knows to be best Given under my hand at the city ity of New York the third day of October A A. A D D. 1789 G. G WASHINGTON I |