Introduction -- In defense of religious liberty / Patrick Henry -- Rights of the colonists / Samuel Adams -- Baptist appeals for religious liberty / Isaac Backus -- Colonial declarations of rights : Virginia / George Mason -- Colonial declarations of rights : Massachusetts / John Adams -- Memorial of the Hanover presbytery / Caleb Wallace -- Notes on the state of Virginia / Thomas Jefferson -- Memorial and remonstrance / James Madison -- Against religious assessments / James Madison -- Virginia statute for religious freedom / Thomas Jefferson -- Landholder, no. 7 / Oliver Ellsworth -- Rights of conscience / John Leland -- Letters on religious laws / George Washington -- Farewell address (selections) / George Washington -- Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11 -- Wall of separation / Thomas Jefferson -- Epilogue. Detached memorandum / James Madison -- Appendix. Of liberty of conscience and civil establishment of religion / Richard Price.