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Subject: Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Maryland

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Daily National Intelligencer, December 31, 1818Daily National Intelligencer, December 31, 1818

Issue of the Daily National Intelligencer newspaper published in Washington, D.C. on December 31, 1818. This issue contains an early report on the pending Maryland Jew Bill, which aimed to grant Jews the same rights and privileges as Christians in holding public office.

Newspaper: National Intelligencer, January 29, 1825Newspaper: National Intelligencer, January 29, 1825

Issue of the National Intelligencer newspaper published in Washington, District of Columbia on January 29, 1825. The newspaper contains a paragraph in favor of the Maryland Jew Bill (page 1, column 5) and a full-page advertisement for Cohen's Lottery (page 3).

Niles' Weekly Register: Issue of May 29, 1819, Featuring Brackenridge's Speech on Religious LibertyNiles' Weekly Register: Issue of May 29, 1819, Featuring Brackenridge's Speech on Religious Liberty

This newspaper issue, from May 29, 1819, of Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland, contains the full text of a speech delivered by H.M. Brackenridge in the Maryland House of Delegates concerning the "Jew Bill." The speech, titled "Religious Liberty," discusses the legal and constitutional rights of Jews in Maryland and advocates for their equal status. The issue also provides historical context regarding earlier unsuccessful petitions for Jewish rights in Maryland.