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1789 National Thanksgiving Proclamation
A National Thanksgiving Proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1789. This is the first official National Thanksgiving in the United States.
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1791 Massachusetts Thanksgiving Proclamation
A statewide Thanksgiving Proclamation issued by John Hancock on October 5, 1791, while serving as Governor of Massachusetts.
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1795 Massachusetts Fasting and Prayer Proclamation
A statewide Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer Proclamation issued by Samuel Adams on February 28, 1795, while serving as Governor of Massachusetts.
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1798 National Fasting and Prayer Proclamation
President John Adams issued a national fasting and prayer proclamation on March 23, 1798.
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1807 Connecticut Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer Proclamation
A statewide Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer Proclamation issued by Jonathan Trumbull on February 20, 1807, while serving as Governor of Connecticut.
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Aitken Bible
Prior to the American Revolution, the only English Bibles in the colonies were imported either from Europe or England. Robert Aitken's Bible was the first known English-language Bible to be printed in America, and also the only Bible to receive Congressional approval.
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American Bible Society Certificate Signed by John Jay
First Chief-Justice John Jay signed this membership certificate as President of the American Bible Society.
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Charles Carroll Letter
Signer of the Declaration Charles Carroll expressed his strong faith in the redeeming power of Christ in this letter.
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Election Sermon
An Election Sermon preached before John Hancock and Samuel Adams.
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General Order Respecting The Observance Of The Sabbath
President Lincoln quoted from two separate General Orders issued by George Washington in this 1862 General Order issued during the height of the Civil War.
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Jacob Broom Letter
Signer of the Constitution Jacob Broom reminds his son "to be a Christian."
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James Garfield Letter
James Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States, recounted the results of a revival he just preached in this 1858 letter.
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