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Letter to Editor
December 9, 1773
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
A correspondent requests republication of queries questioning whether the Act of Toleration applies in Virginia, the General Court's authority to license meeting-houses under it or other laws, and the right to worship according to conscience under common law.
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MRS. RIND.
MADAM,
MATERIAL inaccuracy having been occasioned through oversight in the second of the following queries, as inserted in last week's gazette, it is requested, as a particular favour, that they may be printed again in your next. I am, Madam,
A FRIEND to the RIGHTS of MANKIND.
I. Whether the ACT of TOLERATION be in force in Virginia?
II. Whether (if it be) the General Court has any AUTHORITY under that Act, to license MEETING-HOUSES, or refuse to register them, when applied to, for that purpose?
III. Whether (if it be not) the General Court derives this authority from any other law?
IV. Whether (if it does not) the General Court has a right, upon the principles of the common LAW, to debar any person from worshipping God according to the dictates of his own conscience?
MADAM,
MATERIAL inaccuracy having been occasioned through oversight in the second of the following queries, as inserted in last week's gazette, it is requested, as a particular favour, that they may be printed again in your next. I am, Madam,
A FRIEND to the RIGHTS of MANKIND.
I. Whether the ACT of TOLERATION be in force in Virginia?
II. Whether (if it be) the General Court has any AUTHORITY under that Act, to license MEETING-HOUSES, or refuse to register them, when applied to, for that purpose?
III. Whether (if it be not) the General Court derives this authority from any other law?
IV. Whether (if it does not) the General Court has a right, upon the principles of the common LAW, to debar any person from worshipping God according to the dictates of his own conscience?
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Religious
Philosophical
What themes does it cover?
Religion
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Act Of Toleration
Virginia
General Court
Meeting Houses
Religious Freedom
Common Law
Worship Rights
What entities or persons were involved?
A Friend To The Rights Of Mankind.
Mrs. Rind.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Friend To The Rights Of Mankind.
Recipient
Mrs. Rind.
Main Argument
the letter requests republication of queries challenging the general court's authority to license or refuse meeting-houses under the act of toleration or common law, asserting the right to worship according to one's conscience.
Notable Details
Requests Correction Due To Material Inaccuracy In Previous Publication.
Four Specific Queries On Religious Toleration And Authority.