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MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my relatives, who I have not heard from since 1886. My brothers, Wm. and London Oden, were in the city of Baltimore, Md., Chas Allen was in Ohio, sister Catherine married a man named Hawkins who lived in Washington City, D.C. My mother's name was Eliza, a nd father's Wm. Oden. Mother belonged to man named Geo. Higgins, in Ann Arundel county, Md. Father belonged to a man named Hall. Mother died in August, 1855, and mother died in September, 1855. I was sold to a speculator in 1857; I belonged to Dr. James Higgins, who lived in the city of Baltimore, Md. Any information as to their whereabouts will be thankfully received by Rev. J. N. Oden, Refuge Landing, Miss.