At a General Court held at Boston the 11th. of Octob. 1675 [i.e., 1676]. Whereas it hath pleased our gracious God, contrary to the many evill-deservings of an unworthy and sinfull people such as we are ... This court doth appoint and set apart the ninth day of November next to be a day of solemn thanksgiving and praise to God ...

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Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secr'. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, p. 13-44. Jones states, "The MHS. copy is dated Octob. 11, 1675 but the General Court of that year did not meet until Oct. 13, and reference to the official records shows this order was adopted at the October session 1676. A copy, correctly dated, was sold at the Samuel G. Drake sale at Bangs & Merwin, Sept. 29, 1876. Lot 288." Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides.