By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq ; captain-general and governour in chief, in and over His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay ... A proclamation for a general thanksgiving. : ... Thursday the twenty-seventh of this instant November ... Given at the Council-chamber in Boston, the seventh day of November, 1746.

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Corporate author / creator:	Massachusetts. Governor (1741-1757 : Shirley)
Uniform title:	Proclamation for a General Thanksgiving (1746 November 7)
Imprint:	Boston : Printed by John Draper, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council, [1746]
Description:	1 online resource (1 broadside)
Language:	English
Subject:	Gratitude -- Massachusetts. Special days -- Massachusetts. Gratitude. Special days. Massachusetts. Broadsides. Thanksgiving day proclamations -- 1746 Nov. 27.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12281668

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Notes:	Signed: By order of the governour, with the advice of the Council, J. Willard, secr. W. Shirley. God save the King. Royal arms at head of title. Evans 5809 Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 850 Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed February 26, 2020).
Summary:	November 7, 1746 Proclamation by Governor William Shirley setting November 27th as a day of thanksgiving for the King and his family, protection from enemies in North Britain, Flanders, Germany and Italy, and other blessings.
Other form:	Print version: Massachusetts. Governor (1741-1757 : Shirley). By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq. ... a proclamation for a general thanksgiving. Boston : Printed by John Draper, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council, [1746]

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