The Resolve of the General Consociation of Connecticut, 1741-1746.

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The Resolve of the General Consociation of Connecticut, 1741-1746.

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"The Resolve of the General Consociation of Connecticut Convened at Guildford," 24 Nov. 1741, written by Roger Sherman, 3 Nov.1746. Topics covered are the separation of bodies of people from their Communion of the Churches, the church and the "Established Constitution in the Government," and the "lawfulness" of current ministers, among other issues. This is a contemporary manuscript copy, copied by a scribe named Samuel Whittlesy. A note on the back page states, "Daniel Farrand's copy 1746."

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Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793

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Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an early American statesman and lawyer, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He is the only person to have signed all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, and also signed the 1774 Petition to the King. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Sherman established a legal career in Litchfield County, Connecticut despit...

General Consociation of Connecticut.

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