Judah Philip Benjamin biographical sketch and letter, 1863 Aug. 17.

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Judah Philip Benjamin biographical sketch and letter, 1863 Aug. 17.

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Biographical sketch and letter to Edwin De Leon regarding the Confederacy's relations with France and Great Britain.

2 items (4 p.).

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884

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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith. Benjamin was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Londo...

De Leon, Edwin, 1818-1891

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Journalist, U.S. consul to Egypt, and Confederate agent. From the description of Edwin De Leon papers, 1864-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423951 ...