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Acquisition of property

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Uriah P. Levy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P-43
Abstract

Uriah Phillips Levy rose to the rank of Commodore in the United States Navy despite religious hostility. He succeeded in abolishing corporal punishment in the Navy, and is credited for preserving Thomas Jefferson's estate, Monticello. His papers consist of correspondence, financial and legal records, publications, papers, newspaper articles, a notebook, and a book.

Dates: undated, 1787-1948, 1959, 1961, 1985, 2005