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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1781
On motion of Mr. [Roger] Sherman, seconded by Mr. [John] Witherspoon,
Resolved, That Thursday, the 13th day of December next, be appointed to be observed as a day of public thanksgiving
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throughout the United States; and that a committee be appointed to prepare and report a proclamation suitable to the occasion: The members, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery, Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum, Mr. [Roger] Sherman.
Congress resumed the second reading of the ordinance respecting captures, and some time being spent:
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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