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• 1776 10,000 name petition of Baptists and sympathizers from all over Virginia, dated 16 October 1776, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church. A digitized copy can be viewed at Library of Congress; also at Library of Virginia using the code word "000606093"; Hall's transcription of the petition can be read in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983-) available at Ancestry ($); or at the Family History Library: FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 35-39. After locatiing your ancestor in the transcription, proceed to the Library of Congress website to see the original images.

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