By His Excellency Thomas Pownall, Esq ; captain-general and governour in chief in and over His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay ... A proclamation for a general fast : ... Thursday, the sixth day of April next ... Given at the Council-chamber in Boston, the second day of March, 1758 ...

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Corporate author / creator:	Massachusetts. Governor (1757-1760 : Pownall)
Uniform title:	Proclamation for a General Fast (1758 March 2)
Imprint:	Boston : Printed by John Draper, printer to his excellency the governor and the honorable His Majesty's Council, M, DCC, LVIII [1758]
Description:	1 online resource (1 broadside) : coat of arms
Language:	English
Subject:	Repentance. Fasts and feasts -- Massachusetts. Special days -- Massachusetts. Fasts and feasts. Repentance. Special days. Massachusetts. Broadsides. Fast day proclamations -- 1758 Apr. 6.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12281674

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Notes:	Signed: By his excellency's command, T. Pownall. A. Oliver, secr. Printed area measures 39.5 x 22.7 cm. Evans 8185 Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1121 Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed March 26, 2020).
Summary:	March 2, 1758 Proclamation by Governor Thomas Pownall for a day of prayer and fasting on April 6th in order to obtain blessings on the Protestant cause as well as the monarchy, and in supplication for sins.
Other form:	Print version: Massachusetts. Governor (1757-1760 : Pownall). By His Excellency Thomas Pownall, Esq; ... A proclamation for a general fast. Boston: : Printed by John Draper, printer to his excellency the governor and the honorable his majesty's Council., M, DCC, LVIII [1758]

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