Subject: Religious liberty -- Maryland

Newspaper clipping from the February 12, 1825, edition of the *Christian Register*, published in Boston, Massachusetts. The clipping features a front-page article on the Maryland Jew Bill, reprinted from the *North American Review* and based on Mr. Worthington's speech in the Maryland legislature. Volume IV, No. 5.

Issue of Niles' Weekly Register dated March 19, 1825, containing the first non-governmental publication of the final Maryland Jew Bill. This bill, which became Maryland law upon passage by the Assembly on January 5, 1826, is featured prominently in a page 2 report from "Maryland." The report details three acts passed by the legislature, with the Jew Bill being the most significant. The text of the bill includes a requirement for Jewish citizens appointed to public office to make a declaration of belief in a future state of reward and punishment in lieu of the existing constitutional declaration.

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.