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• Leave time for observing religious holidays : hearing before the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session February 27, 1978. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits (page images at HathiTrust)
• The fast and thanksgiving days of New England (Houghton, Mifflin, 1895), by William DeLoss Love (page images at HathiTrust)
• Review of compensatory time for religious observance : Social Security Administration. (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Audit Agency, 1981), by United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Audit Agency and United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General (page images at HathiTrust)
• The fast and thanksgiving days of New England (Houghton, Mifflin, 1988), by William De Loss Love (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Holy-days and holidays : a treasury of historical material, sermons in full and in brief, suggestive thoughts, and poetry, relating to holy days and holidays (Gale Research Company, 1990), by Edward Mark Deems (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• At a council held at Boston, January the 3rd. 1677. whereas the Holy God, who out of his tender mercy and bowels of compassion hath preserved this people, and these churches from the malice and rage of their enemies ... ([Boston : s.n., 1678]), by Massachusetts. Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The American Christmas : a study in national culture (Macmillan, 1954), by James Harwood Barnett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Our family-fireside commencement : an American message of Christmas good cheer, with some helpful thoughts also for the Germans (Print, Brad Stephans & Co. :, 1917), by Brad Stephans (page images at HathiTrust)

• Little Prudy's sister Susie. (Lee and Shepard, (successors to Phillips, Sampson & Co.), 1864), by Sophie May, Nathan Brown, and Lee and Shepard (page images at HathiTrust)

• Christmas in the gold fields, 1849; the reminiscences of Joseph J. McCloskey & Hermann J. Sharmann (California Historical Society, 1959), by Joseph J. McCloskey and Hermann J Sharmann (page images at HathiTrust)

• A leader's guide : Christmas sales training. (s.n.], 1951), by California. Bureau of Business Education (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• A masque -- the story of the nativity for the commonwealth of Los Angeles (The Fred S. Lang Company, 1915), by Susana Clayton Ott (page images at HathiTrust)

• Christmas in Detroit a hundred years ago. (Detroit public library, 1942), by Emily Virginia Mason (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Frontier Holiday: Being a Collection of Writings by Minnesota Pioneers Who Recorded Their Divers Ways of Observing Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year's (St. Paul: North Central Pub. Co., 1948), ed. by Glenn Hanson (multiple formats with commentary at loc.gov)

• Christmas in old Santa Fe (Piñon Pub. Co., 1961), by Pedro Ribera Ortega, Merle Armitage, and Orlando Padilla (page images at HathiTrust)

• Christmas in Pennsylvania, a folk-cultural study. (Folklore Society, 1959), by Alfred Lewis Shoemaker (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Sunday observance in the United States as a civil institution (New York Sabbath Committee, in the 1890s), by William Wallace Atterbury, New York Sabbath Committee, and Belgium) International Sunday Rest Congress (1897 : Brussels (page images at HathiTrust)

• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Simeon E. Baldwin governor a proclamation : ... I appoint Friday, the twenty-first day of March next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... Given under my hand and the seal of the state, at the Capitol, in Hartford, this twenty-seventh day of February, in the year ... one thousand nine hundred and thirteen ... (s.n., 1913), by Connecticut. Governor (1911-1915 : Baldwin) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Simeon E. Baldwin governor a proclamation : ... I appoint Friday, the tenth day of April next, as a day of religious observance and prayer ... Given under my hand and the seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this twenty-fourth day of March, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and fourteen ... (s.n., 1914), by Connecticut. Governor (1911-1915 : Baldwin) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Marcus H. Holcomb, governor a proclamation : ... I hereby designate Friday, April the second, as a day of fasting and prayer ... Given under my hand and the seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this ninth day of March, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and fifteen ... (s.n., 1915), by Connecticut. Governor (1915-1921 : Holcomb) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut. By His Excellency Marcus H. Holcomb, governor a proclamation : ... I designate Friday, April the twenty-first, as a day of fasting and prayer ... Given under my hand and the seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this fifth day of April, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and sixteen ... (s.n., 1916), by Connecticut. Governor (1915-1921 : Holcomb) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Marcus H. Holcomb governor a proclamation : ... on the Friday before Easter, which each year we designate as a day of fasting and prayer ... Given under my hand and the seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this twenty-third day of March, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and seventeen ... (s.n., 1917), by Connecticut. Governor (1915-1921 : Holcomb) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Marcus H. Holcomb governor a proclamation : ... I ... appoint Friday, the twenty-ninth day of March next as a day of fasting and prayer ... (s.n., 1918), by Connecticut. Governor (1915-1921 : Holcomb) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Charles A. Templeton governor a proclamation : Our fathers founded this nation upon the rock of faith. Connecticut from earliest times has observed the great days of the religious year along with those of the national year. In accordance with ancient usage, I designate Friday the eighteenth of April next to be a day fasting and prayer ... (s.n., 1924), by Connecticut. Governor (1923-1925 : Templeton) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency John H. Trumbull governor a proclamation : For many years we of this state have set aside Good Friday as a day of religious obligation ... It is with a deep sense of this obligation, imposed upon me by this tradition, that I designate Friday, April second next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... Given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this twenty-third day of March ... one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six ... (s.n., 1926), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency John H. Trumbull governor a proclamation : the constitution of Connecticut pronounces it "the duty of all men to worship the Supreme Being ... " ... To this end, and in accordance with the pious customs of many generations, I appoint Friday, the fifteenth of April next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... Given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this fourth day of April ... one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven ... (s.n., 1927), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency John H. Trumbull governor a proclamation : From time immemorial Good Friday has been regarded as a time of spiritual inventory ... I therefore appoint Friday, the sixth day of April next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this twenty-third day of March ... one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight ... (s.n., 1928), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency John H. Trumbull governor a proclamation : self-discipline as a means of spiritual advancement is in the New England tradition ... I therefore designate Friday, the twenty-ninth day of March next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this fifteenth day of March ... one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine ... (s.n., 1929), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Wilbur L. Cross governor a proclamation : the past year has witnessed many trials and tribulations among our people ... I designate Friday, the third day of April next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this nineteenth day of March ... one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one ... (s.n., 1931), by Connecticut. Governor (1931-1939 : Cross) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Wilbur L. Cross governor a proclamation : the observance of Good Friday as a fast day is in the New England tradition ... animated by an abiding faith in an ancient and modern custom, I appoint Friday, the 25th day of March, next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this third day of March ... one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two ... (s.n., 1932), by Connecticut. Governor (1931-1939 : Cross) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Wilbur L. Cross, governor: a proclamation : Our natural desire at this season to entreat divine mercy and help assumes supreme significance from the anniversary of the crucifixion and passion of Our Lord and Master ... I hereby designate Friday, the tenth day of April, next, as a day of fasting and prayer ... Given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this twenty-sixth day of March ... one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six ... (s.n., 1936), by Connecticut. Governor (1931-1939 : Cross) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thanksgiving (s.n., 1923), by Connecticut. Governor (1923-1925 : Templeton) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thanksgiving (s.n., 1924), by Connecticut. Governor (1923-1925 : Templeton) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thanksgiving (s.n., 1927), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thanksgiving (s.n., 1928), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thanksgiving (s.n., 1929), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thanksgiving (s.n., 1930), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Simeon E. Baldwin governor a proclamation : ... I appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November, as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings of the year ... Given under my hand and seal of the state, at the Capitol in Hartford, this first day of November, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and eleven ... (s.n., 1911), by Connecticut. Governor (1911-1915 : Baldwin) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Simeon E. Baldwin governor a proclamation : ... I appoint Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of November, as a day of praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God ... Given under my hand, and the seal of the state, at the Capitol in Hartford, this ninth day of November, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and twelve ... (s.n., 1912), by Connecticut. Governor (1911-1915 : Baldwin) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Simeon E. Baldwin governor a proclamation : ... I appoint Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of November, as a day of thanksgiving and praise ... Given under my hand and the seal of the state at the Capitol in Hartford this seventh day of November, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and thirteen ... (s.n., 1913), by Connecticut. Governor (1911-1915 : Baldwin) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut. By His Excellency Simeon E. Baldwin governor a proclamation : ... I appoint Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of November, as a day of thanksgiving and praise ... Given under my hand and the seal of the state at the Capitol in Hartford, this thirty-first day of October, in the year ... one thousand nine hundred and fourteen ... (s.n., 1914), by Connecticut. Governor (1911-1915 : Baldwin) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Marcus H. Holcomb governor a proclamation : ... On Thursday, November the twenty-ninth, which old custom marks as a day of thanksgiving let each of us ... return thanks to God ... Given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this sixteenth day of November, in the year ... one thousand, nine hundred and seventeen ... (s.n., 1917), by Connecticut. Governor (1915-1921 : Holcomb) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency John H. Trumbull governor a proclamation : More than three hundred years ago, our fathers instituted the first Thanksgiving Day in New England ... I desigate Thurdsday, the twenty-sixth day of November next, as a day of general Thanksgiving ... given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this fourteenth day of November ... one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five ... (s.n., 1925), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency John H. Trumbull governor a proclamation : A lively sense of gratitute is not the least of the virtues ... We New Englanders have traditionally endeavored to express this feeling in our annual harvest festival ... in the certainty that its sigificance is still vital to the people of this state, I designate Thursday, the twenty-fifth day of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving ... Given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this sixteenth day of November ... one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six ... (s.n., 1926), by Connecticut. Governor (1925-1931 : Trumbull) (page images at HathiTrust)
• State of Connecticut by His Excellency Wilbur L. Cross governor a proclamation : remembering the act of a little company of men and women on our New England shores who, more than three hundred years ago, set apart a day after the harvest was gathered for praise to the Lord God of Heaven ... I appoint Thursday, the twenty-sixth of November, as a day of public Thanksgiving ... given under my hand and seal of the state at the Capitol, in Hartford, this fifth day of November ... one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one ... (s.n., 1931), by Connecticut. Governor (1931-1939 : Cross) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by His Excellency George D. Robinson, governor: a proclamation for a day of fasting and prayer : ... Thursday, the third day of April next ... given at the Council Chamber, in Boston, this twentieth day of February ... one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four ... (s.n., 1884), by Massachusetts. Governor (1884-1886 : Robinson) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proclamation for a day of public thanksgiving and praise (s.n., 1896), by Massachusetts. Governor (1897-1900 : Wolcott) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proclamation for a day of public thanksgiving and praise (s.n., 1885), by Massachusetts. Governor (1884-1886 : Robinson) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by His Excellency Benj. F. Butler, governor and commander-in-chief: a proclamation for a day of humiliation, fasting and prayer. : ... Thursday, the fifth day of April next ... given at the Council Chamber in Boston, this fourteenth day of February, in the year ... eighteen hundred and eighty-three ... (s.n., 1883), by Massachusetts. Governor (1883-1884 : Butler) (page images at HathiTrust)
• New-Englands sence, of Old-England and Jrelands sorrowes a sermon preached upon a day of generall humiliation in the churches of New-England : in the behalfe of Old-England and Jrelands sad condition / by William Hooke ... (London : Printed for John Rothwell ..., 1645), by William Hooke (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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