Skip to content
Department of State Homepage State Library & Archives of Florida Services for Citizens Services for State Employees Services for Librarians Services for Archivists Services for Records Managers

Division of Library and Information Services : Research : Search Our Catalogs : Archives Catalog

State Archives of Florida Online Catalog

Magnifying glass over a document.

The Online Catalog allows searching and browsing of information about the Florida State Archives’ holdings of over 48,000 cubic feet of state and local government records and historical manuscripts. The catalog provides descriptions of over 3,400 collections and lists the contents of containers and folders in many of those collections. For assistance with accessing and using State Archives collections, call our Reference Staff at 850.245.6719 or email us at archives@dos.myflorida.com.


Search | Advanced Search  | Browse Indexes | Browse Collections  | FAQ

Details Page

Click on for detailed listing.
Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: M84- 22
Creator: Yulee, David Levy, 1810-1886
Title, Dates: David Levy Yulee letters, 1844.
Amount: 5.00 item
Medium Included:
Organization/Arrangement:
Restrictions:
Terms Governing Use:
Biographical/Historical:     A native of St. Thomas in the West Indies, David Levy (Yulee) served as a delegate from the Territory of Florida to the United States Congress from 1841 to 1845. In 1845, he became one of the first two U.S. Senators from the State of Florida. He was the first Jewish person to hold that office. Prior to holding office, he petitioned the Florida Assembly for permission to legally add the name Yulee, the name of one of his Moroccan ancestors. Therefore, he took his seat in the Senate as David L. Yulee.
Summary:     The collection contains letters sent to David Levy (Yulee) in 1844 while he was representing the Territory of Florida in the United State Congress. The letters are replies to his request for information on how other states handled the acquisition and finance of school lands. The correspondents are Isaac E. Crary of Michigan, Cyrus Edwards of Illinois, Phillip Lindsley of Tennessee, and A.G. Brown of Mississippi.
Finding Aids:
Additional Physical Form:
Reproduction Note:
Location of Originals/Duplicates:
Associated Materials:
Language Notes:
Ownership/Custodial History:
Publication Note:
General Note:
Electronic Records Access:
Subject Access Fields: Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880
Crary, Issac E., fl. 1844
Edwards, Cyrus.
Lindsley, Philip, 1786-1855
Yulee, David Levy, 1810-1886
Education Finance Florida
Legislators United States
Added Entries Crary, Issac E., fl. 1844
Edwards, Cyrus.
Lindsley, Philip, 1786-1855
Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880