First Jews on Baltimore city council...
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October 14, 1826
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, October 14, 1826
* First Jews on Baltimore city council
* McKenney or "McKenney and Hall" fame
Within this issue is a report headed: "The Jews" which announces the first Jewish men elected to city council in Baltimore as a result of the recent "Jew Bill" passage, which changed the Maryland constitution to allow Jews to hold public office. The two men were notable Jewish leaders S. Etting and J. I. Cohen.
The report reads in part: "...at the late election for members of our city council, two gentlemen of the Jewish persuasion were chosen by the suffrages of a large part of the citizens of their several wards, Messrs. S. Etting and J.I. Cohen...They are the first Jews ever elected by the people to office in Maryland, being until lately denied the rights of citizens by the constitution of the state. Mr. Etting has been elected president f the first branch of the city council." (see).
Among the other reports in this issue are:
* a letter datelined "Hermitage, July 31, 1826" signed in type by Andrew Jackson
* "The North West" which is concerning the work of Colonel McKenney, of McKenney and Hall fame, who did the now desirable prints of American Indians (see).
This issue is complete in 16 pages, measures about 6 by 9 1/2 inches with a slight bit of damp staining near the bottom. Generally in nice condition.
This small size newspaper began in 1811 and was a prime source for national political news of the first half of the 19th century. As noted in Wikipedia: "Niles edited and published the Weekly Register until 1836, making it into one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States and himself into one of the most influential journalists of his day. Devoted primarily to politics, Niles' Weekly Register is considered an important source for the history of the period."
* First Jews on Baltimore city council
* McKenney or "McKenney and Hall" fame
Within this issue is a report headed: "The Jews" which announces the first Jewish men elected to city council in Baltimore as a result of the recent "Jew Bill" passage, which changed the Maryland constitution to allow Jews to hold public office. The two men were notable Jewish leaders S. Etting and J. I. Cohen.
The report reads in part: "...at the late election for members of our city council, two gentlemen of the Jewish persuasion were chosen by the suffrages of a large part of the citizens of their several wards, Messrs. S. Etting and J.I. Cohen...They are the first Jews ever elected by the people to office in Maryland, being until lately denied the rights of citizens by the constitution of the state. Mr. Etting has been elected president f the first branch of the city council." (see).
Among the other reports in this issue are:
* a letter datelined "Hermitage, July 31, 1826" signed in type by Andrew Jackson
* "The North West" which is concerning the work of Colonel McKenney, of McKenney and Hall fame, who did the now desirable prints of American Indians (see).
This issue is complete in 16 pages, measures about 6 by 9 1/2 inches with a slight bit of damp staining near the bottom. Generally in nice condition.
This small size newspaper began in 1811 and was a prime source for national political news of the first half of the 19th century. As noted in Wikipedia: "Niles edited and published the Weekly Register until 1836, making it into one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States and himself into one of the most influential journalists of his day. Devoted primarily to politics, Niles' Weekly Register is considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: Pre-Civil War
