Subject: Jews--Politics and government

Autograph letter signed from U.S. Senator David Levy Yulee of Florida to Federal District Court Judge Isaac H. Bronson, written in Washington, D.C. on September 20, 1850. Yulee discusses the Civil and Defense bill before the Senate, his upcoming trip to New York, and an effort to expose a falsehood. The letter is a bifolium with contemporary docketing.

Two-page letter written by David Levy Yulee to J. W. Pearson on February 1, 1846, from Washington, D.C. The letter details Yulee's plans for a log house and was written during his first term as a U.S. Senator (1845-1851).

A two-page letter written by Judah P. Benjamin to General John C. Breckinridge on May 22, 1867, in London, England. The letter discusses a post-war meeting to discuss Confederate accounts. The letter is entirely in Benjamin's hand and includes his signature.