Massachusetts. History, Colonial period.
Massachusetts. Governor. Shirley, Willien. **F1.90.195
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. Hist. Colony and Province. — Broadsides. — Shirley, Wéilliar#, Governor of Massachusetts.