""A Thanksgiving Sermon"" is a historical document that recounts a sermon delivered by John McCarty in the City of Mexico on October 3, 1847. The sermon was given on the occasion of a public Thanksgiving for the victories achieved by the army of the United States in the basin of Mexico, under the command of Major-General Winfield Scott. McCarty's sermon provides insight into the religious and cultural attitudes of the time, as well as the political...