Subject: Oaths

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).

This book excerpt consists of two leaves (printed on both sides) from a larger act, printed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1771. The act concerns the establishment of non-denominational oaths of office for British colonial governors and justices, eliminating the requirement for explicitly Christian wording. This reflects a shift towards religious tolerance in colonial administration. The excerpt is significant for its implications on the changing relationship between religious practice and legal office in the British colonies and its relationship to the increasing commercial and imperial power of Great Britain.

Official document, signed twice by Abraham Nones (1794-1835), attesting to the oath of principal officers of the U.S.A. schooner "The Good Friends" of Philadelphia. The document includes a consular seal and dates from September 15, 1826, Maracaibo, Columbia. Additional dates mentioned are July 19, 1826, and July 27, 1826, and possibly relate to other legal proceedings connected to this vessel.