Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823 to unknown [incomplete]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07160.01 Author/Creator: Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823 Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 1791/03/11 Pagination: 8 p. ; 22.8 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Writes at length on the relationship between church and state, particularly in regard to unconstitutional tax assessment and the use of public funds to build a Congregational meeting house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Discusses the Constitution, referring to the second article of the Bill of Rights as it pertains to religion, and his memory of debates at the Constitutional Convention.
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