The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

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Person

James Madison, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1785)

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • REL-2.8: In November 1784 the Virginia House of Delegates agreed, 47 to 32, that the people ought to pay a moderate annual tax for the support of the Christian religion or of some Christian church, and in January 1786 the General Assembly enacted that no man "shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever."

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 523 20 June 1785. James Madison (petition to the Virginia General Assembly): James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments