By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire, governor in and over the state of Connecticut ... A proclamation : Whereas a party of British troops made an incursion and attack on the towns of New-London and Groton, on the sixth of September last ... I ... do hereby appoint, Thursday the thirteenth day of December next, the day set apart for thanksgiving and prayer ... for the good people in each and every of the religious societies and congregations throughout this state, to give and bestow their free and charitable donations, for the comfort and relief of the sufferers ... Given under my hand in Lebanon, the twenty-second day of November ... one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-one .

October 25, 1781 broadside issued by Governor Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut, proclaiming December 13th, the day already set apart for thanksgiving and prayer, to be a day for charitable donations to benefit those impacted by the attacks on New-London and Groton on September 6th.

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OCLC:226245173
Corporate Author: Connecticut. Governor (1769-1784 : Trumbull)
Language:English
Published: New-London [Conn.] : Printed by Timothy Green, printer to the governor and company, [1781]
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Online Resource:LLMC Digital
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