In 1872, Harriet, the widow of Moses Dallas filed with the Southern Claims Commission for almost $1,000.00 worth of "personal property" she claimed was taken from her by Sherman's Army when Savannah fell Dec. 1864, six month after her husbands death. She stated they lived in Savannah in a "rented" home with 5 acres of land. That she also did laundry and housework for people. That Moses had purchased her freedom and that of the youngest of their six children before he was killed. She mentions several times how frugal Moses was with "his money." The revisionists today like to portray Moses as a "poor abused slave, forced by his owner, to work for the Rebels. This, in my opinion, sort of shoots down that theory.