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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, our …
Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639
THE 4th day of the 4th month, called June, 1639, all the free planters assembled together in a general meeting, to consult about settling civil government, according to God, and the nomination of persons that might be found, by consent of all, fittest in all respects for the foundation work …
1639: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
43 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The text, complete and with the original spelling, is taken from Thorpe, Federal and State Constitutions, 519–23. January 14, 1639 Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back to your body with these non-transdermal patches Get your Vitamin B17 & Get 10% Off With Promo Code TIM How To …
The Mayflower Compact
Text of the Mayflower Compact Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth: 1620 IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, …