(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 22 |
Tuesday, January 27th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Lot 14
(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: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,250
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