William, Governor of Massachusetts.
 
Massachusetts. Governor. Shirley, William. **H.90.195
By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq., Captain-General and
Gouvernour in chief ... A proclamation for a general thanks-
giving. Forasmuch as it has pleased God graciously to regard the
distressed state of the people . . . under the late extreme drought
. and to grant us relief ...I1... appoint Thursday, the
24th of August instant, to be observed ... as a day of general
thanksgiving... [Dated, Aug. 8, 1749]. Boston. Draper. [1749.] Broadside, 1434 X 10 inches. (This work is kept on the Special Libraries Floor.]
This card was printed at the Boston Public Library, June 25, 1904. F4109 — Massachusetts. HistColg nial per e— Broadsides. — Shirley,