Usury Laws. Speech of Richard H. Dana, Jr., in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, February 14, 1867, on the Repeal of the Usury Laws.

Singerman ID
supp1739
Year
1867
Entry
Dana, Richard Henry. Usury Laws. Speech of Richard H. Dana, Jr., in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, February 14, 1867, on the Repeal of the Usury Laws. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1867. 30 p.
Author/Editor
Dana, Richard Henry
Location
Boston, MA
Holdings
In most academic libraries
Title
Usury Laws. Speech of Richard H. Dana, Jr., in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, February 14, 1867, on the Repeal of the Usury Laws.
Language
English
Printer/Publisher
Wright & Potter
Notes
The author of Two Years Before the Mast reviews the Mosaic law against charging interest and proceeds to characterize the Jews as loan sharks ("the Jews emerge from their alleys, and the curb-stone brokers swarm").
Collection
Chronological File, 1676 to 1900

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Dana, Richard Henry, “Usury Laws. Speech of Richard H. Dana, Jr., in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, February 14, 1867, on the Repeal of the Usury Laws.”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/52447