Secretary of Congress (1774-89)
"Schoolmaster of America"
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October 18, 1780: Congress Offers Thanksgiving for Divine Providence
From 1775 to 1784, the Continental Congress proclaimed sixteen spiritual proclamations, calling the states to humble themselves, fast, pray, and give thanks to God. But, when the British surrendered in October 1781, Congress went to church on...
October 18, 1783: Seventh Congressional Day of Thanksgiving
From June 1775 to August 1784, the Continental Congress issued sixteen spiritual proclamations, calling all Thirteen States to fast, pray, and give thanks to God....
William Hooper
William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American lawyer, physician, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress...
Columbus Day
Christian explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492, is annually remembered on the second Monday of October. After...
October 11, 1782: Fourteenth Congressional Fasting Proclamation
In 1776, America's Continental Congress began to issue two spiritual proclamations a year until near the end of the War of Independence. Since November 1777 when Henry Laurens was...
Carter Braxton
Carter Braxton (September 10, 1736 – October 10, 1797) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, a planter, and a representative...