Subject: Florida Politics

Excerpts from the Congressional Record featuring "7th Secession, Acts & Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Florida." The excerpts include acts relating to the Florida Railroad (page 16). This item is described as a companion piece to a letter from David Levy Yulee, President of the Florida Railroad, dated 1855.

Envelope addressed to V. M. Conway, Surveyor General, in Tallahassee, Florida, dated October 7, 1843. The envelope is free franked as "D. Levy", before he changed his name. It is docketed with a note indicating complaints against Deputy Sam Reid. The letter discusses events in Washington, D.C. and Florida.

This archival collection comprises three excerpted articles from the *Congressional Globe*, a record of debates in the United States Congress. The excerpts feature speeches and statements by David Levy Yulee (February 13, April 15, 1856) and Judah P. Benjamin (February 13, 1856). The articles cover Yulee's stances on various issues debated on the floor of Congress and touch upon the topic of British enlistment. These excerpts were removed from the *Congressional Globe* for the 24th Congress, 1st Session.

Five-page letter written on August 5, 1853, by James Westcott, Florida's first senator, to his friend Peter Dumont Vroom, Governor of New Jersey. The letter contains significant historical information about Florida politics and accuses David Levy Yulee of political betrayal.

Issue of the New-York Daily Tribune newspaper published on May 11, 1843 in New York, New York. The back page includes a column on the Florida election mentioning David Levy Yulee.