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8 March 1849

Yulee, David L., 1810-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Francis Preston Blair

Florida Senator Yulee thanks Blair for two bags of corn. Blair was a Republican Party organizer and a former editor of the Washington, D.C. newspaper, The Globe.

GLC03209.26

23 October 1847

Yulee, David L., 1810-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert John Walker

Written from the Steamer Augusta. Yulee, a U.S. Senator from Florida, writes to Walker, Secretary of the United States Treasury. Encloses a proposal (not included) from a firm in Cincinnati. Requests that Walker inform the firm of his views on an unspecified topic. Instructs Walker to handle two cases, and to send information regarding the cases to him at St. Augustine (possibly Florida).

GLC02469.34

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