Subject: Liberty Bell

A Liberty Bell-shaped medal awarded to Morris Stelz for proficiency, scholarship, and deportment. The medal is circa the 1890s. The medal is housed in Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 3, Folder 3.

Bound volume of *The Gentleman's Magazine* for the year 1753. This edition contains extensive commentary on the recently passed "Jew Bill" of 1753, a significant piece of legislation impacting Jews in the American colonies. The June 1753 issue features a lengthy article on the Jew Bill, initially published in Benjamin Franklin's newspaper. The volume also includes a depiction of St. Philip's Church in Charleston, South Carolina (page 261), and colored plates of American birds and a rattlesnake. July 1753 issue contains a report on the Liberty Bell's erection in Philadelphia. The Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753, which granted Jews the right to naturalization through Parliament, is discussed in detail, noting its eventual repeal in 1754 due to considerable opposition.

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 The Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753, which was passed in July 1753 but later repealed in 1754 due to widespread opposition, is discussed in detail within the context of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and Sampson Gideon's role in strengthening the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.