Subject: Florida -- Politics and government -- 19th century

This document is a portion of the Congressional Record from the 27th Congress, 3rd Session, focusing on the contested election of David Levy Yulee to represent the Florida Territory. The record includes details about Yulee's background, his political career, and the circumstances surrounding the contested election. The entry also includes biographical information about David Levy Yulee, his father Moses Elias Levy and his career as a lawyer, delegate to Congress, U.S. Senator, railroad entrepreneur, and his role in Florida's development. The document discusses his name change, land ownership, and contributions to the building of the Florida Railroad. Yulee's involvement in the Confederacy and subsequent imprisonment are also detailed. Date: December 14, 1842 (inferred from context).

This document is an early printing of the Florida Constitution adopted in December 1838. Presented to Congress by David Levy Yulee, it includes a census detailing the population: 25,143 Whites, 21,132 Slaves, and 958 Free Blacks. The document also highlights Yulee's role on the Florida Constitutional Committee. Published circa 1838.

Three-page printed broadside document titled "Correspondence on the proposed Southern Convention." Dated Tallahassee, Florida, March 7, 1850. The broadside includes a letter from the Florida Delegation to Congress addressed to Governor Thomas Brown, with printed signatures of D. L. Yulee, Jackson Morton, and E. C. Cabell. The letter expresses strong concerns about the North undermining the Southern social structure (slavery) and advocates for the Nashville Convention to organize Southern opposition to the Compromise of 1850. Governor Brown's lengthy reply refusing to participate in what he considered "a Revolutionary body" is also included. The broadside shows a green circular datestamp and matching "10" rate handstamp indicating its transit to Raleigh, North Carolina. Some tape mended internal splits are present; however, the document remains in very fine condition. Ex Meroni collection.

A one-page letter, dated March 6, 1855, from David Levy Yulee, President of the Florida Railroad, to Jas. E. Broome, Chairman. This is a secretarial copy of the letter. The letter discusses the Florida Railroad, its construction, and related matters. The letter is geographically relevant to Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

This document is a printed memorial from the Constitutional Convention of Florida (January 1839) to the U.S. Congress, requesting statehood. It includes the proposed Florida Constitution, signed by the convention members, and the 1838 census of Florida Territory, showing a total population of 48,223, with approximately half being enslaved people. The memorial highlights difficulties in conducting an accurate census due to the ongoing Seminole War and references the 1819 Treaty with Spain regarding Florida's acquisition by the U.S. Among the signatories is David Levy (later Yulee), Florida's first Jewish U.S. Senator. The item is a 28-page document, measuring approximately 5-1/2" x 8-3/4", bearing the imprint of the U.S. House of Representatives (Doc. No. 208, 25th Congress, 3rd Session). Printed by Thomas Allen. Neatly disbound; in very fine condition.