Pamphlet; Thomas Baskett; London, England; 1753 November 11

Name:

Thomas Baskett

Date:

1753-11-11

Description:

Pamphlet containing the Marriage Act of 1753, Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Vicesimo Sexto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Tenth Day of November, Anno Dom. 1747. "An Act for the better preventing of Clandestine Marriages" was the first statutory legislation in Britain and Wales to require a formal ceremony of marriage, with banns and a marriage license. Exemption was made for Marriages of the Royal Family, and of Quakers and Jews, and of Persons in Scotland, or beyond the Seas; London, England

Identifier:

2015.08.16.00001; {6D7A3B85-3B38-4562-8345-470E089CEAB0}

Language:

English; Latin

Subject:

Pamphlets; Jews--Politics and government

Form/Genre:

Pamphlets

Geographic Subject:

England -- London; England

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Physical Location:

Arc.MS.56, Box 19, Folder 5

Collection:

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)