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CONFEDERATE FLEES FROM THE WAR! A.L.S.

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CONFEDERATE FLEES FROM THE WAR! A.L.S.
<b>765. CONFEDERATE FLEES FROM THE WAR! </b>A neat war-date A.L.S. 4pp. tall 4to., Holmesville, MS, Aug. 29, 1863, in which Bythene Haynes, having attempted to install himself away from the path of the Civil War in process, writes to his wife to let her know of his success! In small part: "<i>...I have extreme pleasure of informing you that I have purchased a place within three miles of Summit...an excellent new dwelling house with good negro quarters and two other good houses...a good blacksmith shop...850 acres of land with all the improvements, 100 head of hog, blacksmith & farming tools...I think now the very best thing you and your Ma can do is sell your places down there and move right up here...I intend to buy [slave] Betsey's husband, and make some arrangement for [him] to remain with his wife, for I am settle for a War, if not for life, & do not wish to part wives and husbands...the sooner we all get here the better...</i>". Prominent folds with some separations along them, a 1" ink burn hole on final page resulting in a small loss of text, otherwise boldly written very good.<b> $150-200</b>