Subject: Jews -- United States

Full-page color cartoon from the periodical *Leslie's Judge*, depicting an antisemitic portrayal of Moses Cohen, a pawnbroker, and children begging for Christmas. Published in the United States on December 1, 1895.

Autograph letter signed from Jacob Ezekiel to Isaac Leeser, written in English on May 9, 1853. The letter discusses the plight of Chinese Jews and proposes ways American Jews can offer support, both spiritually and financially. The letter references articles in *The Occident* and suggests sending emissaries to China to teach Hebrew. Three pages, with an autograph address panel. Written in Richmond, Virginia, and addressed to Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Issue of Harper's Weekly, a New York City illustrated newspaper, published March 21, 1863. This issue features a full-page engraving and a detailed report on the Financial Gold Panic of 1863, with commentary on the role of Jewish speculators in the crisis. The newspaper includes illustrations.

Letter written by Solomon Moses to Harman W. Hendricks on April 30, 1829, concerning copper. Moses was active in Jewish affairs and married to Rachel Gratz (sister of Rebecca Gratz). He was trained in his father Isaac Moses' counting house in New York City. The letter was sent from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to New York, New York.

Page 4, column 3 of the *Massachusetts Centinel*, published in Boston, Massachusetts on September 16, 1786. This newspaper clipping features an advertisement offering a reward for the apprehension of Elkin Solomon, a Dutch Jew described as a former smuggler and juggler. The advertisement provides detailed information about Solomon's activities and appearance, noting his involvement in smuggling during the war and his profession as a broker in Baltimore by 1789.

Issue #45, Volume XII of the New-York Mirror newspaper, published in New York, New York on May 9, 1835. This issue features a morality story titled "The City Gentleman & Country Girl."

Issue of Niles' Weekly Register newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland on December 14, 1816. This issue contains a short article discussing the appropriation of $500,000 for the conversion of five Jews and commentary on religious and civil liberty in the United States.

Broadside issued by the Porter National Detective Agency on July 10, 1891, offering a $50 reward for the apprehension of S. Levy, a Polish Jew also known as Baker, Barker, or Backer. Levy is described as unable to write but fluent in English, and having worked as a butcher in Athens, Georgia, for the past six years. He is wanted for grand larceny. The broadside was likely circulated in Nashville, Tennessee.

License from the Internal Revenue Special Tax for Tobacco, issued to Elias Shomo on January 1, 1879. The license itself does not contain any explicit reference to Shomo's religious affiliation, but the donor assumed him to be Jewish. The license is part of Ms. Coll. 1410 at the university library, located in Box 2, Folder 67.

A 290-page document from the United States Congressional Record, dated January 1, 1828. This volume lists a comprehensive roster of federal officers, including military personnel, legislators, tariff collectors, land surveyors, consuls, and judges. The list notably includes several individuals with Jewish surnames: Samuel Israel, Nathan Levy, William Isaacs, Naphtali Phillips, and Aaron Phillips.