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Letter to Editor
April 26, 1776
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
From Williamsburg, April 26, a Dissenter calls for unity against invasions of American rights and urges dissenters to petition for relief from paying the established clergy and using their marriage services in hard times.
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WILLIAMSBURG, April 26.
Mr. Purdie.
In these distressed times; in which our American rights, both civil and religious, are invaded; it is well to adopt that late maxim among politicians, "United we stand, divided we fall." To this end, the dissenters (equally attached to America's liberty) ought to petition their rulers for the removal of that yoke, that in these scarce times is become more grievous, in paying the established clergy, and being still obliged to have the solemnization of matrimony performed by them. A word to the wise is enough.
A Dissenter from the Church of England
Mr. Purdie.
In these distressed times; in which our American rights, both civil and religious, are invaded; it is well to adopt that late maxim among politicians, "United we stand, divided we fall." To this end, the dissenters (equally attached to America's liberty) ought to petition their rulers for the removal of that yoke, that in these scarce times is become more grievous, in paying the established clergy, and being still obliged to have the solemnization of matrimony performed by them. A word to the wise is enough.
A Dissenter from the Church of England
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Religious
What themes does it cover?
Constitutional Rights
Religion
Politics
What keywords are associated?
American Rights
Dissenters
Established Clergy
Matrimony
Petition Rulers
Scarce Times
What entities or persons were involved?
A Dissenter From The Church Of England
Mr. Purdie.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Dissenter From The Church Of England
Recipient
Mr. Purdie.
Main Argument
in times when american civil and religious rights are invaded, dissenters should unite and petition rulers to remove the burdensome obligation of paying the established clergy and requiring their services for marriages, especially amid scarcity.
Notable Details
United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
A Word To The Wise Is Enough.