By His Excellency Samuel Huntington, Esq. Governor and commander in chief of the state of Connecticut. A proclamation [electronic resource] : ... Thursday, the 17th of April next, to be religiously observed as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer ... Given at Norwich, the 21st day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-eight ..

March 21, 1788 broadside issued by Governor Samuel Huntington of Connecticut, proclaiming April 17th as a day of fasting and prayer to request God to forgive all the people's transgressions, and in light of an insect infestation that reduced the harvest in many places.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via LLMC)
Corporate Author:	Connecticut. Governor (1786-1796 : Huntington)
Other title:	Proclamation (1788 March 21) LLMC online.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New-London [Conn.] : Printed by Timothy Green, 1788.
Subjects:	Repentance. Fasts and feasts > Connecticut. Special days > Connecticut. Repentir. Journées thématiques > Connecticut.