from all of us at The Painted Fern.
Crewel embroidery by Tani Albin.
"Now therefore I recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was,that is,that will be-That we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks-for His kind care and protection of the People of this country...for the signal and many told mercies and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquility,union,and plenty,which we have enjoyed...and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions...To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue ,and the increase of science among them and us-and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree oftemporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best."
President George Washington-1789
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