Subject: American colonies

This pamphlet reprints the text of an Act of Parliament passed in 1739 (13 George II, c. 7), which granted naturalization to foreign Protestants settling in British American colonies. Significantly, it included provisions for Jews, offering a path to naturalization without requiring adherence to Christian practices or oaths, a notable step toward religious tolerance in the British colonies. The act aimed to encourage foreign immigration to populate the colonies. This copy is from John Baskett's printing. The pamphlet includes the seal of King George II on the title page.

This pamphlet reprints an act of Parliament from November 18, 1746, extending the provisions of an earlier act (from June 5, 1740) granting naturalization rights to foreign Protestants in the American colonies. Significantly, this extension also applied to foreign Protestants who conscientiously scrupled taking an oath, effectively including Jews who were exempt from oaths according to the laws of England. The reprinted act was published in 1747 by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King. This copy is a first printing and shows the coat of arms on the title page. This pamphlet is significant for its inclusion of Jews under the definition of those entitled to naturalization, reflecting the evolving legal landscape of religious tolerance in the 18th century.

This is the third edition of J. Wright's 'The American Negotiator,' published in London in 1765. This book contains tables reducing the various currencies of the British American colonies and the West Indies into English money, accounting for exchange rate fluctuations. It also includes tables for converting Irish currency to Sterling and for interconverting colonial currencies. A significant feature is the approximately 50-page list of subscribers to all three editions (1761, 1763, and 1765), which includes numerous Jewish merchants and prominent figures like Benjamin Franklin, offering insights into transatlantic trade networks and financial practices of the time. The book is complete with lxxx, 80, and 326 pages and bound in its original leather cover.