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COMMISSIONERS TO CANADA.
221
On the 2d of April, 1776, the commissioners left New York, on the
mission, as declared in the instructions, " to promote or form a union between
the colonies and the people of Canada."
" They were directed further, to declare that we held sacred the rights of
conscience, and should promise to the whole people, solemnly, in the name of
congress, the free and undisturbed exercise of their religion, and to the clergy
the full, perfect and peaceable possession and' enjoyment of all their estates;
ARCHBISHOP JOHN CARROLL.
that the government of everything relative to their creed and clergy should
be left entirely in the hands of the good people of that province, and such
legislature as they should constitute; provided, however, that all other
denominations of Christians should be equally entitled to hold offices, and
enjoy civil privileges and the free exercise of their religion, as well as be
totally exempt from the payment of any tithes or taxes for the support of
religion." *
1 Col. Mayer's Journal of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Maryland Historical Society, p. 20.
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000250 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | COMMISSIONERS TO CANADA. 221 On the 2d of April, 1776, the commissioners left New York, on the mission, as declared in the instructions, " to promote or form a union between the colonies and the people of Canada." " They were directed further, to declare that we held sacred the rights of conscience, and should promise to the whole people, solemnly, in the name of congress, the free and undisturbed exercise of their religion, and to the clergy the full, perfect and peaceable possession and' enjoyment of all their estates; ARCHBISHOP JOHN CARROLL. that the government of everything relative to their creed and clergy should be left entirely in the hands of the good people of that province, and such legislature as they should constitute; provided, however, that all other denominations of Christians should be equally entitled to hold offices, and enjoy civil privileges and the free exercise of their religion, as well as be totally exempt from the payment of any tithes or taxes for the support of religion." * 1 Col. Mayer's Journal of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Maryland Historical Society, p. 20. |
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