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a ro u n d th e S t. G e o rg e h o u s e h o ld g e ttin g b a c k in to th e s c h o o l ro u tin e . G e ttin g u p e a rly ,
h o m e w o rk , e tc . I a m s u re th e re a re m a n y o th e r h o m e s th a t a re h a v in g th e s a m e is s u e s .
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h a rv e s t in th e n e w w o rld . T h e re w e re a p p ro x im a te ly 1 4 0 p e o p le w h o a tte n d e d a n d th e y
fe a s te d fo r th re e d a y s . V e n is o n h e a d lin e d th e m e n u a lth o u g h th e re w a s a la rg e s e le c tio n o f
fis h a n d fo w l. F ru its a n d v e g e ta b le s ro u n d e d o u t th e m e a l.
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in g to n d e c la re d N o v . 2 6 ,1 7 8 9 a s a d a y to c e le b ra te a d a y o f T h a n k s g iv in g . In 1 8 6 3 P re s i
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th e fo u rth .
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fo o d ! S p e n d in g q u a lity tim e w ith m y fa m ily is th e m o s t im p o rta n t p a rt o f th is d a y . (th e fo o d
is a c lo s e s e c o n d !) I a m g ra te fu l fo r s o m a n y th in g s , m y h u s b a n d , m y c h ild re n , m y g ra n d c h il
d re n , e x te n d e d fa m ily , frie n d s , m y a b ility to h e lp o th e rs , a n d th e w o n d e rfu l re s id e n ts o f
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