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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC07160.04 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1791 |
Title | Henry Van Schaack to Loring Andrews condemning the practice of using public funds to pay for parish teachers |
Date | December 1791 |
Author | Van Schaack, Henry (1733-1823) |
Recipient | Andrews, Loring |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Writes a letter to the editor of the Western Star to condemn the practice of using public funds to pay for parish teachers linked to denominational majorities. Such taxation and town treasury appropriations, he charges, violate the constitutional protections of minority denominations. Grounds his objection in the Massachusetts constitution and its Bill of Rights. |
Subjects | Government and Civics US Constitution Religion Taxes or Taxation Finance Building Construction Bill of Rights Law US Constitutional Convention Education |
People | Van Schaack, Henry (1733-1823) Andrews, Loring (1768-1805) |
Place written | Loudon, New Hampshire |
Theme | Government & Politics; Education; Religion; Banking & Economics; Law |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |