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MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire for two sisters, their names were Celia and Phillis; Silas Ralles was the man's name to whom they belonged before the war. We lived in Louisiana about eighteen miles from Franklin, I think in St. Mary's parish. Our father and mother's names were Alfred and Rose, and belonged to the same man, but was brought to Texas sometime in the early part of 1850, or '52. Those two sisters had four children, Celia had three and Phillis had one, when mother and father were brought away. Celia had a boy by the name of Ben, and one named Henry, and a girl Rossetta. Phillis' daughter was named Lucretia. There were eight brothers and sisters of us, besides Celia and Phillis; named as follows: Precilla, Matt, Margaret, Banton, Stuart, Henderson, and Violet. My name is Pumelo, I am the younger of the children. The man's name who brought us to Texas was Mr. Wheat. He brought father, mother, and seven children to Texas, for Silas Ralles. They settled in Bastrop, Texas. Any information as to their whereabouts will be thankfully received. Address me at West Point, Fayette co., Texas, Pumelo Carmichael, or Mrs. P. M. Carmichael