Subject: Benjamin Franklin

Issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper, printed by Benjamin Franklin, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 1, 1753. Features a letter supporting the British Parliament's act allowing Jewish naturalization and an advertisement by Myers & Levy.

This archival item contains the January 1768 edition of The Gentleman's Magazine, a British periodical. Of particular note are two letters written by Benjamin Franklin, published under pseudonyms, supporting the American cause. These letters are mentioned in Paul Leicester Ford's "A List of Books Written By, Or Relating to Benjamin Franklin." The magazine also includes a brief, unrelated piece opposing Jewish emancipation.

Bound volume of *The Gentlemen's Magazine*, 1753 (Volume 23). This volume contains extensive commentary on the Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753, including a lengthy article published in the June 1753 issue, which appeared on the front page of Benjamin Franklin's newspaper in November 1753. The June issue also features the first printed image of St. Philip's Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and colored plates of American birds and a rattlesnake. July 1753 issue includes a brief report on the Liberty Bell's erection in Philadelphia, PA. The Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753, which was passed in July 1753 but later repealed in 1754 due to widespread opposition, is discussed in detail within the context of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and Sampson Gideon's role in strengthening the stock market.