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1757-06-21, Proclamation of prayer and fasting
June 21, 1757 Proclamation by Lt. Governor James De Lancey ordering July 13th as a day of fasting and prayer for God's mercy regarding the
French-Indian War. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of the title originally held by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Library).
Title:   By the Honourable James De Lancey, Esq ; His Majesty's lieutenant-governor and commander in chief, in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation : Whereas it hath pleased Almighty God, in His most righteous and holy providence, to continue to afflict our nation and its colonies, with a tedious and expensive war ... I have thought fit, by and with the advice of His Majesty's Council, to order and appoint, that Wednesday the thirteenth day of July next, be observed as a day of solemn publick prayer, fasting, and humiliation throughout this province. ... Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Fort-George, in the city of New-York, the twenty-first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven ...
OCLC Number:   62817221
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