Supplement to Volume 15 of Volume III, New Series of Niles' Weekly Register: Newspaper, Baltimore, MD, 1819

Supplement to Volume 15 of Volume III, New Series of Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland in 1819. This newspaper measures approximately 6-1/4" x 9-5/8" and contains 192 pages. Of particular interest to American Judaica studies are five pages dedicated to debates in the Maryland legislature concerning the "Jew Bill," proposed legislation aiming to grant Jews equal rights to Christians. Included are letters from Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Madison to Mordecai Noah (dated 1818), expressing their views on Jewish rights and citizenship, along with speeches delivered in the Maryland House of Representatives on the matter. The newspaper covers the period from September 1818 to March 1819. Additional content includes over 50 pages on the Florida Seminole War, featuring speeches from U.S. Congress members such as Cobb and Henry Clay debating the condemnation of General Andrew Jackson's actions, including the trial and execution of British subjects, and his occupation of Pensacola and St. Marks in Spanish Florida. The front page serves as an index to the contents.

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• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

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Katz AP8 N5957 811n v.15,Suppl.