Subject: Seminole Wars

Legal document from Gibson County, Tennessee, dated March 6, 1843, involving a case between Solomon H. Shaw and Robert E. Whittlock, with Lewis Levy mentioned. The document is part of Volume F, Page 13 of the archival collection. Additional biographical information on Lewis Levy, M.D. (1807-1879) is included in the record's description.

Personal letter written by Colonel Leon Dyer of Baltimore, Maryland, to Isaac Leeser on January 1, 1848. Dyer's letter requests a favor from Leeser regarding five dollars owed by his brother Abraham and includes information about his sister. The letter reflects the close personal relationship between the Dyer siblings and Leeser. This letter is complemented by another letter from Dyer's sister, Hannah, written from Texas in 1855 to Leeser, also held within this collection. Additional biographical information on Colonel Leon Dyer is included, detailing his adventurous life and continued devotion to his religious community.

This item is a map depicting the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, published by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in 1865. The map was originally copyrighted in 1860. It features colored county delineations and an ornate border design, typical of cartography from the period. An inset map of Charleston Harbor is included. The map provides an early depiction of Fort Myers, Florida, with accompanying text highlighting its historical context, including its construction on the ruins of Fort Harvie, its naming after Brevet Colonel Abraham Charles Myers (quartermaster for the Army's Department of Florida), its abandonment in 1858 at the end of the Third Seminole War, and its distinction as the only U.S. fort named after a Jew.

Supplement to Volume 15 of Volume III, New Series of Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland in 1819. This newspaper measures approximately 6-1/4" x 9-5/8" and contains 192 pages. Of particular interest to American Judaica studies are five pages dedicated to debates in the Maryland legislature concerning the "Jew Bill," proposed legislation aiming to grant Jews equal rights to Christians. Included are letters from Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Madison to Mordecai Noah (dated 1818), expressing their views on Jewish rights and citizenship, along with speeches delivered in the Maryland House of Representatives on the matter. The newspaper covers the period from September 1818 to March 1819. Additional content includes over 50 pages on the Florida Seminole War, featuring speeches from U.S. Congress members such as Cobb and Henry Clay debating the condemnation of General Andrew Jackson's actions, including the trial and execution of British subjects, and his occupation of Pensacola and St. Marks in Spanish Florida. The front page serves as an index to the contents.