Karpeles Document: Rhode Island’s Freedom of Religion
Karpeles Document: Rhode Island’s Freedom of Religion
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On behalf of King James II, Robert Spencer Sunderland confirms “Liberty of conscious” (freedom of religion) for the inhabitants of the Rhode Island Colony approximately 24 years after King Charles II guaranteed freedom of religion in 1663.
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Rhode Island,
Freedom of Religion,
King James II,
Robert Spencer Sunderland,
Karpeles
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Courtesy of the Karpeles Manuscript Library
The Karpeles Manuscript Library, the world’s largest private collection of important original documents and manuscripts, provided this document.
In collaboration with the Center for Applied Technologies in Education, this manuscript is equipped with an interactive tool enabling the user to view the document’s transcription, providing a 21st Century glimpse of ways students can interact with old documents and manuscripts.
The Karpeles Manuscript Library, the world’s largest private collection of important original documents and manuscripts, provided this document.
In collaboration with the Center for Applied Technologies in Education, this manuscript is equipped with an interactive tool enabling the user to view the document’s transcription, providing a 21st Century glimpse of ways students can interact with old documents and manuscripts.
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