By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] Whereas I have received the joyful news of the safe arrival of our Most Excellent Sovereign Lord, William the Third ... Thursday, the sixteenth instant, for the city and county of New-York, and three and twentieth instant for the city and county of Albany and the rest of the counties of the said province, to be observed and celebrated publick days of thanks-giving ... Dated at His Majesties Fort in New-York the ninth day of January ... annoq; Domini 1695,6. ...

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By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, Captain General and Governour in Chief of The Province of New-York, and the Territories and Tracts of Land depending [...] in America, and Vice-Admiral of the same, His Majestie [...] [...] and Commander in Chief of the Militia, and of all the Force [...] on Sea and Land within His Majesties Collony of Connecticut, and [...] the Forts and places of Strength within the same. A PROCLAMATION

Whereas I have received the Joyful News of the safe Arrival of Our Most Excellent Soveraign King WILLIAM the Third, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France [...] Defender of the Faith, &c. in His Kingdom of ENGLAND in the Moneth [...] and of the Success of His Majesties Arms in Flanders, I have therefore though [...] [...] with the Advice and Consent of His Majesties Council, for the Province of NEW [...] Do Appoint Thursday, the Sixteenth Instant, for the City and County of New-York, and [...] Twentieth Instant for the City and County of ALBANY, and the rest of the [...] said Province, To be Observed and Celebrated Publick Days of Thanks-giving [...] God for the same. And all Persons within this Province are Required on the said [...] Days, to forbear Servile Labour, and to Observe and Celebrate the same with fervent [...] of Joy and Thankfulness.

Done at His Majesties Fort in New-York the Ninth Day of January, in the Seventh Year of His Majesties [...]. Anno (que) Domini 1695, 6.

God Save the KING

BEN. FLETCHER.

Esqrs.

F. Phillips,
N. Bayard,
G. Munveill,
T. Willet,
J. Lawrence,
C. Heathcote.

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