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Letter to Editor
December 2, 1773
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
A letter to Mrs. Rind inquires about the Act of Toleration's enforcement in Virginia and the General Court's authority to license or refuse meeting-houses, questioning if such power derives from law or common law principles of religious freedom.
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To Mrs. Rind.
Madam,
By inserting the following queries in the next Gazette you will oblige
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 to licence 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,
By inserting the following queries in the next Gazette you will oblige
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 to licence 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
Investigative
Religious
What themes does it cover?
Religion
Constitutional Rights
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Act Of Toleration
Virginia General Court
Meeting Houses
Religious Freedom
Common Law
Worship Conscience
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
questions the status of the act of toleration in virginia and challenges the general court's authority to license or refuse meeting-houses, asserting that common law protects the right to worship according to one's conscience.
Notable Details
References Act Of Toleration
Questions General Court's Authority
Invokes Common Law Principles
Emphasizes Rights Of Mankind And Conscience