A LETTER BY DAVID LEVY/YULEE, THE FIRST JEWISH-AMERICAN SENATOR

DAVID LEVY/YULEE (1810-1886). Yulee was a Jewish-American politician and Confederate from Florida. He was the first Jewish person to serve in the United States Senate.

ALS. 1pg. September 6, [before 1846]. N.p. An autograph letter signed “D Levy”. “If a packet arrives for me from Tallahassee directed in a manner recognized by…as the handwriting of his partner…the Port master at Washington will please allow him to take it. Respy D Levy”.  It is in very good condition with some discoloration and mounting remnants on the verso and smudging of the signature.