sorry, it was indeed new York, first capital of our nation and where George had his presidential office ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty J Stevens <stevens1@juno.com> To: <ILBOND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 12:38 AM Subject: Re: [ILBOND-L] Thanksgiving proclamation > Linda - It wasn't New York City - it was York, Pennsylvania. > > > On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 08:21:13 -0800 Linda Garrett > <fredd1907@earthlink.net> writes: > > Thanks for the post. I didn't know it had originally been suggested > > by > > George Washington. It was officially instituted in 1863 by Abraham > > Lincoln. It's also interesting to note George Washington was in New > > York > > City when he signed this proclamation. > > Linda G. > > >