Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pa.), 09 February 1825, page 2

Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pa.), 09 February 1825, page 2

The number of Indians, within the territory of the United States, as far as ascertained, is 129,266, and they claim 63,143,258 acres of land.

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JEWS.--It is thought a bill will pass the Legislature of Maryland this session, giving to this proscribed race equal civil privileges with those of other sects; they have not been heretofore, in that State, eligible to any office.

During the last year, there were 707 persons committed to the Boston jail for debt. In that State, imprisonment for debt has not been abolished.

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