Papers, 1850-1914.
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Yulee, David Levy, 1810-1886
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David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Florida's territorial delegate to Congress from 1841 to 1845 and as one of its first U.S. Senators from 1845 to 1851 and again from 1855 to 1861. Yulee was the first person of Jewish ancestry to be elected and serve as a U.S. Senator. He founded the Florida Railroad Company and served as president of several other companies, earning the nick...
Florida Town Improvement Company
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McRae, John C.
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Engineer. Chief engineer for the Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company. From the description of Papers, 1852-1866. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 50650394 ...
Call, George W., Jr.
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Florida Land and Immigration Company.
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Florida. Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund
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The Everglades Drainage District was established in 1913 (Ch. 6456, 1913 Laws) for the purpose of draining and reclaiming lands located near the Everglades for agricultural and sanitary purposes. To carry out this mandate, a system of canals, drains, levees, dikes, dams, locks and reservoirs were constructed. From the description of Everglades Drainage District glass plate negatives, ca. 1906-1926. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413634 From the description of...
Swann, Samuel Ashe, 1832-1909
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Real estate speculator, developer, and entrepreneur. Born May 20, 1832 in Pittsboro, Moore County, North Carolina. Swann sought his fortune in Florida when he moved to Fernandina in November, 1855 to be the accountant for Finegan and Company, the firm contracted to build the Florida Railroad. In November 1859, Swann married Martha R. Travere of St. Augustine. The Swanns evacuated Fernandina in 1862 after Union troops captured the port and moved to Gainesville. They retur...
Finegan, Joseph
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Commissioned brigadier general in the Confederate Army, 5 April 1862. From the description of ALS, 1871 May 5, to Charles Colcock Jones, New York, N.Y. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122625891 ...
