Subject: Catholic Church

Pamphlet by Lewis C. Levin published in Philadelphia in 1844. This 24-page, 12mo pamphlet argues against Irish independence, highlighting its perceived moral, religious, and political dangers. Levin, a prominent figure in the Nativist movement, frames the Irish Repeal movement as a threat to American liberty, linking it to the Catholic Church and its supposed goals to undermine the United States. The pamphlet shows signs of age, including minor foxing and a small hole on the third leaf. WorldCat lists only 7 copies, 5 of which are located in the USA. This pamphlet is significant for its connection to Levin's political career and the Philadelphia Nativist Riots of 1844.

One-page letter written in Spanish by Agustin Diaz from Jesus del Monte, Huixquilucan, Mexico, dated May 2, 1813. The letter discusses the abolition of the Holy Tribunal of the Inquisition in Spain during the reign of Joseph Bonaparte. The accompanying documentation indicates that it is one of the few documents related to the Inquisition in Cuba, referencing a communication from a priest in Jesus del Monte stating the absence of Inquisition records in his church.

This eight-page pamphlet, published anonymously in New York City on November 29, 1858, defends the Catholic Church's actions in the Edgardo Mortara case. The pamphlet, inscribed "With the compliments of 'Fair Play'" argues for the "liberty of a child of being a Christian and not forced compulsorily to be a Jew." It portrays the Pope's intervention as a "grandest moral spectacle." The case involved Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy baptized by his Catholic nanny, who was subsequently taken from his family by Papal authorities to be raised Catholic. The pamphlet represents a contemporary perspective on a highly controversial event that fueled anti-Catholic and antisemitic sentiments in the United States and Europe.