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title: 'Read the original source documents of Francis Makemie’s stand for religious liberty here'
type: post
author: 'Caleb Cangelosi'
date: 2017-08-14
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2017-read-the-original-source-documents-of-francis-makemies-stand-for-religious-liberty-here
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# Read the original source documents of Francis Makemie’s stand for religious liberty here

310 years ago, in 1707, Francis Makemie was arrested for preaching in New York without a license from the government. He fought those charges on several grounds, and won. This trial was a foundation of religious liberty in America. You can read the original source documents [here](/authors/francis-makemie) - they include transcripts of the trial and letters written by Makemie and John Hampton, his co-prisoner in the Lord.