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title: 'January 8, 1750 Letter to Elisha Williams'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Jonathan Parsons'
date: 1858-10-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 5'
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Hebrews 11'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/parsons-1858-january-8-1750-letter-to-elisha-williams
---

# January 8, 1750 Letter to Elisha Williams

Discusses heraldry for American genealogy and prints Rev. Jonathan Parsons' 1750 letter urging royal intervention for Newbury Presbyterians over taxation and liberty of conscience.

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