"Report Made to the Mayor After the Zoning Ordinance had Been in Operation for Two Years," submitted by James O'Hear, Chairman, City Planning and Zoning Commission.
In this six-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise outlines the important events in the early life of his father, Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1810). Topics include his marriage to Priscilla Lopez and their move from Charleston, South Carolina to Woodville, Mississippi, the birth of three children and Priscilla’s death, his move to New Orleans, and his change of profession from medicine to the law. W. H. Moise writes about his father’s appointment as Attorney General of Louisiana, and then as a Confederate Judge in 1861 by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. He describes E. W. Moise's return to New Orleans at the end of the Civil War and foreshadows the family’s destitution and dispersion after his parents’ deaths.
In this one-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise thanks his nephew Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1889) for photographs he has received from him, and comments on Warren’s strong resemblance to his father, Theodore Sidney (b. 1862), referred to as Dor. In this and subsequent letters W. H. signs his name "Uncle Hubert."
In this three-page letter, Warren Hubert Moise writes to his nephew’s wife, Marion Cobb Gerdine Moise. Hubert concludes the letter by expressing fondness for his nephew and joy that Marion was able to meet his niece Louise Guyol.
In this one-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise writes to his nephew’s wife, Marion Cobb Gerdine, wishing her, Warren, and their daughter a Merry Christmas and healthy New Year. He expresses his desire to be able to "share just a little bit, the warmth and affection of your home," though he writes "there is no hope of our ever meeting remember me always as your loving Uncle."
Program for the KKBE Confirmation Exercises. The program relates the schedule of the event, and notes a reading of the Torah by Miss Rachel M. Raisin, daughter of Rabbi Dr. Jacob S. Raisin. Rabbi Raisin is noted to deliver the sermonette.
In this one-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise corrects a statement made in a previous letter—that is, that Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1832) of Sumter, South Carolina, had been attorney general of the state. He had heard E. W. Moise referred to as "General Moise," and assumed that, since Moise was a lawyer, he had been attorney general. [Hubert was not far off: E. W. Moise (b. 1832) was elected Adjutant General of South Carolina in 1876 under Wade Hampton, hence the moniker "The General."]
In this eleven-page handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise relays to his nephew, Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1889), an ongoing account of family history, including educational experiences, land ownership, and the discovery of their family crest on a wax seal stamp.
In this eight-page, handwritten letter to his nephew Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1889), Warren Hubert Moise describes a collection of family documents, letters, and books that he refers to in later letters as "the papers." Hubert had seen these as a young man but reports they were lost years before.
In this fifteen-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise responds to questions his nephew Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1889) had asked in previous letters, expanding on the Moise family history.
