Petition, 1748 May 2, of several clergymen against justices of the peace joining persons in matrimony.

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Petition, 1748 May 2, of several clergymen against justices of the peace joining persons in matrimony.

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Seabury and six other clergy petition George Clinton, governor of the province of New York, to stop the "unchecked evil" that allows justices of the peace to perform marriages.

1 ADS ; 41 x 33 cm., folded to 20 x 33 cm.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7632864

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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Watkins, Hezekiah

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Seabury, Samuel, 1706-1764

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Samuel Seabury, a signer, was the father of Samuel Seabury, first bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. He graduated Harvard in 1724, and served as clergyman at New London, Conn., and Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y. From the description of Petition, 1748 May 2, of several clergymen against justices of the peace joining persons in matrimony. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50844676 ...

Houppe, C., fl. 1748.

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Standard, Thomas, fl. 1748.

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Lyons, James, fl. 1748.

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Charlton, Richard, fl. 1748.

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Lamson, Joseph, fl. 1748.

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