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MSA SC 2221-3-2 1649. An Act Concerning Religion [known as the Act of Toleration]. GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL (Proceedings) 1647-1650/1 MSA S1071-4 MdHR 3821-2 (original) and GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UPPER HOUSE (Proceedings) MSA S 977-1, ff. 354-359 (official recorded version).  For an introduction and a transcription and illustrations (8mb) of the Act see: Gerald W. Johnson, The Maryland Act of Toleration (Annapolis: Maryland Hall of Records, 1973).  See also Museum without Walls and An Act Concerning Religion, April 21, 1649 document packet.

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The Documents for the Classroom series of the Maryland State Archives was designed and developed by Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse and Dr. M. Mercer Neale and was prepared with the assistance of Dr. R. J. Rockefeller, Lynne MacAdam and other members of the Archives staff. MSA SC 2221-03. Publication no. 3916. ©1993 Maryland State Archives.


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