United States Historical Documents
Historical Documents Outline
Early State Documents - Colony Charters
- 1st Virginia Charter, 1606
- 2nd Virginia Charter, 1609
- 3rd Virginia Charter, 1612
- Mayflower Compact, 1620
- Massachusetts Bay Colony Charter, 1629
- Connecticut Fundamental Orders, 1639
- Connecticut Charter, 1662
- Rhode Island Charter, 1663
- Delaware Colonial Charter, 1701
State Constitutions
- Connecticut Constitution, 1776
- Maryland Constitution, 1776
- North Carolina Constitution, 1776
- Pennsylvania Constitution, 1776
- Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
- Delaware Constitution, 1776
- New Jersey Constitution, 1776
- Georgia Constitution, 1777
- New York Constitution, 1777
- South Carolina Constitution, 1778
- Massachusetts Constitution, 1780
- New Hampshire Constitution, 1784
- Connecticut Constitution, 1818
- Rhode Island Constitution, 1842
Statements Regarding Religion and Religious Liberty
- John Winthrop, A Modell of Christian Charity, 1630
- Roger Williams, The Bloody Tenet of Persecution, 1644
- William Penn, The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience, 1670
- Red Jacket, Speech to the Iroquois Six Nations, 1805
- de Tocqueville Democracy in America, 1863
- John Locke, A Letter Concerning Toleration, 1689
- Isaac Backus, An Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty, 1773
Declaration of Independence
Bills and Legislation
States Call for Religious Liberty Amendment
Congressional Debates, First Amendment
Early Federal Legislation
Early Presidents
Inaugural Addresses
- Washington, 1st Inaugural, 1789
- Washington, 2nd Inaugural, 1793
- Adams, Inaugural, 1797
- Jefferson, 1st Inaugural, 1801
- Jefferson, 2nd Inaugural, 1805
- Madison, 1st Inaugural, 1809
- Madison, 2nd Inaugural, 1813
Proclamations
- Washington Thanksgiving, 1789
- Washington Thanksgiving, 1795
- Adams Fasting, 1798
- Adams Fasting, 1799
- Madison Prayer, 1812
- Madison Prayer, 1813
- Madison Fasting, 1814
- Madison Thanksgiving, 1815
James Madison
- Madison Letter to Bradford, September 25, 1773
- Madison Letter to Bradford, January 24, 1774
- Madison Letter to Bradford, April 1, 1774
- Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, 1785 (along with Madison's 1826 reflections on the same)
- Madison Letter to Randolph, July 26, 1785
- Madison Against Virginia's Establishment of the Episcopal Church, 1786
- Madison Letter to Jefferson on the Bill Concerning Religious Freedom, January 22, 1786
- The Federalist No. 10, November 23, 1787
- The Federalist No. 51, February 6, 1788
- Madison Letter to Randolph, April 10, 1788
- Madison Speech to Virginia Assembly Regarding Religious Freedom, June 12, 1788
- Madison's Letter to Jefferson Regarding the Proposed Bill of Rights, October 17, 1788
- Madison on Property, 1792
- Madison, Veto Messages, February 1811
- Madison Letter to Everett Regarding Theological Professorships Within a Secular University, March 19, 1823
- Madison Letter to Beasley Regarding Proofs of God, November 20, 1825
- Madison Letter to Reverend Adams, 1832
Thomas Jefferson
- Jefferson Query XVII, 1782
- Jefferson Letter to Rush, 1800
- Jefferson Memo, 1800
- Jefferson Letter to Robinson, 1801
- Jefferson Letter to Danbury, 1802
- Jefferson Letter to Lincoln, 1802
- Sr. Marie Therese Farjon of St. Xavier Letter to Jefferson, 1804
- Jefferson Letter to Sr. Marie Therese Farjon of St. Xavier, 1804
- Jefferson Letter to Miller, 1808
- Jefferson Letter to Baltimore Baptist, 1808
- Jefferson Letter to Stiles, 1819
- Jefferson Letter to Cooper, 1822
- Jefferson Minutes, University of Virginia, 1822-25
George Washington
Other Founders
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