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title: 'August 1785 Address of the Virginia Presbyterian Church to the General Assembly of Virginia'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'John Todd, Sr.'
date: 1900-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Acts 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/todd-1900-august-1785-address-of-the-virginia-presbyterian-church-to-the-general-assembly-of-virginia
---

# August 1785 Address of the Virginia Presbyterian Church to the General Assembly of Virginia

1785 Presbyterian convention memorial urging the Virginia Assembly to reject church establishment and Episcopal incorporation; defends religious liberty and separation of church and state.

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