Florida Railroad Company papers 1855-1860.

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Florida Railroad Company papers 1855-1860.

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Collection of 8 manuscript documents signed by various officials, consisting of: the charter of the company, certificates of agreements for financing and constructing the railroad from Fernandina to Cedar key; David L. Yulee was president, Joseph Finegan & Co. were to build and equip the railroad with certain cars; papers also include land deeds along the line, etc.; other names in the documents are: Alex MacRae, John M. Rae, Archibald H. Cole, Edward U. Dickenson, and George W. Call.

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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 Railroad Company

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Finegan, Joseph.

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