Subject: Usury

Issue of Niles' Weekly Register, a newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 21, 1817. This issue features a five-page article on usury, written by the editor and containing demeaning references to Jewish moneylenders. The article discusses interest rates, referencing Roman and English history (including the expulsion of Jews from England), as well as the works of John Locke and Adam Smith. The newspaper also includes other local, national, and international news and topics.