Last year at Thanksgiving I found this version of George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789. I thought it would provide us with some sense of history, so I posted on the wall at Thanksgiving. But I thought the changing of "s" to "f" in this version was fake.
If you want to see the whole text in modern spelling, click here.
Among the things that Pres. Washington urged Americans to be thankful for:
- the "opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness"
- for The Great Being's "kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation"
- for "the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness"
- "for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed"
Happy National Day of Thanksgiving, everyone.
If you want to see the whole text in modern spelling, click here.
Among the things that Pres. Washington urged Americans to be thankful for:
- the "opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness"
- for The Great Being's "kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation"
- for "the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness"
- "for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed"
Happy National Day of Thanksgiving, everyone.
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