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I wish to inquire for my people who lived east of Vicksburg, Miss., about the second or third year of the war. I was then six or seven years of age, and was taken from home by some Southern soldiers who brought me to Texas, and I was sold three times. When I was taken the soldier drew a gun on my step father and made him put me up on a horse behind one of them. The last I saw of mother she was standing on the gallery crying. It is now about 22 years since I saw any of my people. My step-father's name was Benton Holmes, my mother's name Lettie Holmes, and my brother's name Dick Holmes. My name was then Truman Holmes, but is now John Holmes. We all belonged to a man called Captain Holmes. If any of my relatives or any one who knows them read this notice I would like them to write me where they are, and whether living or dead. Will the preachers please read this to the congrega-tions and assist me in the matter? My address is John Homes, Jefferson, Texas, care of J.P. Smith. A Husband's Greatest Blessing