Raphael Jacob Moses autobiography, 1892 [manuscript].

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Raphael Jacob Moses autobiography, 1892 [manuscript].

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Autobiography of Raphael J. Moses, written in 1892 at the request of his children. Reminiscences focus on his early education, family life, business failures and successes, courtship and marriage to Miss Eliza Moses (about 1834), legal and political careers before and after the Civil War, and his role as Chief Commissary for Toombs, Longstreet, and finally, the state of Georgia. Accounts of personal experiences include his analyses of legal and business conditions in St. Joseph, Fla., 1840s, Columbus, Ga., 1849 through Reconstruction, and Atlanta, Ga., 1870s. There are also numerous anecdotes and character sketches of important Confederate officials, including Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens, Benjamin Hill, and short paragraphs on Jeb Stuart, John Hood, George Pickett, and W. H. T. Walker. In addition are scattered references to his pride in being Jewish and a letter, 29 August 1878, to Honorable W. O. Tuggle of Lagrange, Ga., commenting on the use of "Jew" as a derogatory epithet.

1 v. (148 p.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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