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Francis Makemie
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| Dedicated: | July 27, 1982 |
| Location: | Broadway |
| Description: | Plaque on plinth |
| Materials: | Granite, bronze |
| Dimensions: | H: 14" W: 18" |
| Fabricator: | Duncan Long Inc. |
| Donor: | Paul O'Dwyer, Irish Institute of New York |
Inscription
FRANCIS MAKEMIE / NEAR THIS SITE IN 1707, FRANCIS MAKEMIE, / A NATIVE OF IRELAND AND FATHER OF AMERICAN PRESBYTERIANISM, / CHALLENGED THE EDICT OF LORD CORNBURY, GOVERNOR OF THE / COLONY, FORBIDDING HIM FROM PREACHINGHERE. THE SERVICES / HE CONDUCTED IN WILLIAM JACKSON'S HOME RESULTED IN HIS / BEING INDICTED FOR PREACHING A "PERNICIOUS DOCTRINE." / HIS SPIRITED COURT APPEARANCE RESULTED IN HIS ACQUITTAL. / IT WAS THE FIRST GREAT VICTORY HERE FOR / RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. / JULY 27, 1982 / IRISH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK /
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