Subject: Civil rights

This book, published in London in 1830 by Saunders and Benning, provides a detailed history of Jewish settlement in England and a thorough examination of the civil disabilities faced by Jews at the time. The work covers legal restrictions on property ownership, real estate, and employment, including the discriminatory wording in oaths required for civil service, academic degrees, and professional guilds. The book is significant for its in-depth analysis of the legal and social challenges faced by England's Jewish community in the early 19th century. This copy features the bookplate of David James Benjamin, and has some physical imperfections (stains, tears, and worn cardboard binding).

Carte-de-visite (CDV) portrait photograph of Joel Elias Spingarn at age 3-4. The photograph is backstamped "Gustav Flach...1000 Third Avenue, NYC." Flach's studio was at that address until 1877. The image depicts Spingarn, born in New York City to an upper-middle-class Jewish family, who later became a prominent scholar, academic, and civil rights activist. The description includes details of Spingarn's life, including his academic career at Columbia University, his involvement in Progressive politics, his dismissal from Columbia, his contributions to the NAACP, and the establishment of the Spingarn Medal.

Letter from the Alliance Israélite Universelle in Paris, France, to Simon Wolf, dated January 4, 1870. Written in French on Alliance stationery, the letter discusses the suffering of coreligionists in Romania. Simon Wolf was a noted attorney and activist in worldwide Jewish affairs, known for his work to rescind Grant's Order No. 11.

Broadside letter (9" x 12") from S. N. Carvalho and thirteen other Jewish leaders of Baltimore to the President of the United States, dated November 28, 1858. The letter requests the President's intervention in the Mortara Affair, urging him to join other world powers in condemning the Papal States' actions. Published in Baltimore, Maryland.

Newspaper clipping from the *Richmond Enquirer* (Virginia), dated January 17, 1824, featuring a letter to the editor originally published in Annapolis on January 8, 1824. The letter, titled "Memorial of the Jews," was written by Jacob I. Cohen Jr. (1789–1869), Solomon Etting (1764–1847), and Levi Solomon, and it advocates for full Jewish emancipation in Maryland. The clipping is from the front page of the newspaper.

Broadside memorial submitted to the Maryland General Assembly in 1823, requesting the confirmation of legislation granting equal rights to Jews. The document, approximately 8" x 10", is undated but the context suggests it relates to the 1823-1824 legislative session concerning the 'Jew Bill'. The broadside lacks signatures, leaving the authorship uncertain. The text asks that the 'Jew Bill' be confirmed, referring to legislation aimed at removing religious restrictions for Jewish individuals holding political or civil office in Maryland.

Handwritten minutes from a January 23, 1859 meeting of the Committee on the Mortara Affair, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The minutes, penned and signed by S. N. Carvalho, detail the committee's activities regarding the Mortara Affair, including a reference to a letter sent to President Buchanan.

Naturalization papers of Jacob Trieber, executed in Helena, Arkansas on May 11, 1887. This document details Trieber's naturalization as a United States citizen.

Article from Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore on December 19, 1818, reporting on the Maryland Legislature's appointment of a committee to draft a bill extending civil rights to Jews. This article discusses the historical context of Jewish rights in Maryland, noting the previous exclusion of Jews from holding civil or military office and the efforts of individuals like Solomon Etting and Judge H.M. Brackenridge to secure equal rights.

Pamphlet containing six laws passed by the Jamaican legislature from 1826 to 1830. These laws expanded the rights of Jews, Catholics, Indians, and Black Jamaicans. Two laws specifically address the Jewish community: one granting them the rights and privileges of other British subjects (1827), and another repealing a law restricting voting and office holding in Kingston to Christians (1830). Published in London in 1831 in response to an address to the House of Commons requesting copies of colonial laws relating to religious and racial tolerance.

This is a comprehensive statute book containing all legislation enacted in the Province of Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) up to 1845. It includes significant legislation granting Jews equal rights and privileges with other British subjects in the province (1 Will. IV, Cap. 57, enacted 1831-32), as well as acts concerning Jewish places of worship and burial and the keeping of Jewish religious records. Published in Montreal in 1845.

This 21-page booklet contains the speech delivered by Lewis Cass to the United States Senate on May 15, 1854, advocating for the protection of American citizens, including Jews, residing or traveling in foreign countries. Printed at the Congressional Globe Office in Washington, D.C., this first edition emphasizes the equal protection afforded to all American citizens regardless of religious affiliation.

This 11-page excerpt from the 1831 edition of the Edinburgh Review reprints a speech delivered by Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, advocating for the removal of civil disabilities against Jews in England. Macaulay's speech, delivered around 1830, highlights the existing rights of Jews in the United States and France, contrasting them with the restrictions imposed in Britain. Published by Longmans, Green & Co., this excerpt provides a valuable glimpse into the historical context of Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom.

Pamphlet titled "THE AMERICAN JEW AS PATRIOT, SOLIDER AND CITIZEN", published by the Levytype Company. Simon Wolf (1836-1923), born in Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in Ohio. He was an alternate delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention before becoming a Republican. He opened a law practice in Washington in 1862, defended Ulysses S. Grant against charges of anti-Semitism, and held various government posts until 1882 when he resumed his legal practice. Wolf claimed acquaintance with every US president from Lincoln to Wilson. A Reform Jew, he also served Jewish organizations, including as president of B'nai B'rith in 1904 and permanent chairman of the Committee on Civil and Religious Rights of the Union of Hebrew Congregations. Published circa 1895.

This book, published in 1841, presents a series of letters written by Isaac Leeser to the editor of the Philadelphia Gazette. The letters argue for the equal rights of Jews in society, addressing issues of prejudice and discrimination faced by the Jewish community in Philadelphia and beyond. Leeser's work is a significant contribution to the ongoing struggle for Jewish emancipation in the 19th century United States.