DR. ELZAS IN COLUMBIA: MAKES FURTHER INTERESTING “FINDS” IN THE STATE HOUSE [AND] STORY OF A LONG LOST SEAL: PROVES THE AGE OF THE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Charleston, Daggett Printing Co., 1903. Item #28432
Original Stapled Wrappers. 8vo. 8 pages. 21 cm. Reprinted from the Sunday News, Nov. 1903. ABSTRACT: Dr. Elzas tells of visiting the Secretary of State's office and despairing over the storage conditions for the historical documents stored there. He tells of finding rich sources regarding the history of the Jews of South Carolina, including valuable information about Henry Moses, Samuel Levy, Montague Simons, Haym Solomons, Levy Solomon, Mordicai Lyon, Moses Simons, and Henry Harris. In the following article he tells of the seal for the Hebrew Benevolent Society and of a long-held but mistaken belief about the date of the founding of the society. Subtitle: Jewish Merchants in Charleston in Revolutionary Day – A Jew who Paid Quit Rents in 1739 – Summary of Testimony Given in an Examination of Citizens who had Remained in Charleston During the British Occupation and whose Loyalty to the Patriot Cause had been Questioned – Who was “Moses, with the Big Nose? ” OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. Worn at edges with no loss of paper. Very Good Condition. (SEF44-29).
Price: $125.00