Subject: Jews--Emancipation

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.

Newspaper clipping from the *Richmond Enquirer* (Virginia) dated January 20, 1824, concerning a proposed bill for full Jewish emancipation in Maryland. The clipping contains a brief paragraph extracted from another newspaper.

Pamphlet detailing the return of copies of Acts of the Parliaments of Canada and Jamaica, which removed civil disabilities for Jews. Includes copies of correspondence between 1827 and 1830 regarding these Acts in Jamaica. The document, issued by the House of Commons, lists all correspondence and laws related to the removal of the final impediments preventing Jamaican Jews from achieving full equality (such as holding public office or owning property). Dated April 12, 1850.

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.

This four-page octavo pamphlet reprints an article from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, July 1850, by George Croly, protesting against a bill to allow Jews into the British Parliament. The article, originally part of a larger volume, is presented here as a standalone piece, highlighting the political and social debates surrounding Jewish emancipation in 19th-century Britain.