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MR. EDITOR—Please allow me to inquire for my people. I left them in West Virginia about 1858-9. They belonged to a man by the name of Wash Fairfax, in Preston County, near Kingwood. My eld- est sister was named Charlotte. My brother was named James Bol- ton, he was about four years of age when we left there. Our father's name was Alfert; our mother's name was Sophia; mother had twins; both girls. Our father un- dertook to go to the free State (Pennsylvania) and was overtaken and brought back and then was sold. I am the eldest child; I was nicknamed Sailia. My name is Marcelious. My mother had a brother by the name of Watt. He belonged to the same man that we did. I had two cousins by the name of Taylor and John; they be- longed to the same man. Wash Fairfax used to be sheriff of Monon- gahela Co , Virginia. He lived in Morgan Town at the time. Any information from any one will be gladly received. Address me M. S. COLLINS. Sturges, Oktebbeha Co., Miss.