Letters from Lewis Charles Levin to William David Lewis, 1849-1850.

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Letters from Lewis Charles Levin to William David Lewis, 1849-1850.

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Levin's letters to William David Lewis, chiefly dealing with the campaign led by Levin and his party to secure an appointment for Lewis as collector of the Port of Philadelphia.

89 pieces.2 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Levin, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles), 1808-1860

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Lewis Charles Levin (November 10, 1808 – March 14, 1860) was an American politician, Know Nothing, and anti-Catholic social activist of the 1840s and 1850s. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district between 1845 and 1851. He was the first Jewish man elected as a U.S. Representative though Florida's David Levy Yulee had previously served as a territorial delegate. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he graduated from South Carolin...

Lewis, William David, 1792-1881

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Businessman. From the description of Letters of William David Lewis, 1813-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015070 William David Lewis arrived in Europe in 1814 at the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Having obtained passage from New York as a secretary to the United States peace commission, Lewis soon resigned his office to join the employ of his brother John Delaware Lewis, a commission merchant in St. Petersburg, Russia. William spent the follow...

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American Party (Pa.)

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