<P> The First National Proclamation of Thanksgiving was given by the Continental Congress in 1777 from its temporary location in York , Pennsylvania , while the British occupied the national capital at Philadelphia . Delegate Samuel Adams created the first draft . Congress then adapted the final version : </P>
<P> The First National Proclamation of Thanksgiving was given by the Continental Congress in 1777 from its temporary location in York , Pennsylvania , while the British occupied the national capital at Philadelphia . Delegate Samuel Adams created the first draft . Congress then adapted the final version : </P>
date of the first thanksgiving proclamation in america
date of the first thanksgiving proclamation in america
1777
1777