(British Parliamentary Act). An Act for Naturalizing such Foreign Protestants and others therein Mentioned, as are settled or shall settle in any of His Majesty’s Colonies in America
AUCTION 15 |
Tuesday, March 12th,
2002 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 54
(ANGLO AMERICAN JUDAICA)
(British Parliamentary Act). An Act for Naturalizing such Foreign Protestants and others therein Mentioned, as are settled or shall settle in any of His Majesty’s Colonies in America
London: John Baskett 1739
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $3,750
This Act, admitting Jews to naturalization in the Colonies after seven years of residence is a landmark in the history of Jewish emancipation. It enabled the Jews to omit the words “upon the true faith of a Christian from the Lation Oath of Abjuration.
It is interesting to follow the markedly differing policies pursued by the British Crown regarding Jewish subjects residing in England and those in America