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Title	Letter, E. W. Halliday to James Sykes 4/25/1863
Description	Letter, commissary officer Major E. W. Halliday in Canton, Mississippi, to James Sykes, sending home Sykes' slave, Addison, who 'has become dissatisfied and is anxious to return home.' Addison's wages for two months and two days were $41.33. 1863.
Creator	Halliday, Edwin Warner, 1836-1913
Physical ID	73-28
Date (original)	1863-04-25
Date	April 25, 1863
Digital Collection Title	ASERL
Rights	Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Subject	Civil war United States Slavery African-Americans Sykes, James William, 1810-1885
Original collection	Rufus Ward collection
Object type	text
Format (original)	Correspondence: 1 leaf 15.9 X 19.8 cm.
Digital publisher	Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Related materials	http://www.american-south.org/
Language	en
Repository	Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Contact information	For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679.
Tag field	Jan-2011
Transcript	Canton Miss April 25 1863 Mr Sykes Dear Sir I send your boy Addison by this train as he has become dissatisfied and is anxious to return home. I have handed to Mr Tapp $41.33 the amt of his wages for two months and two days, and he will send it to you the first oportunity. The boy is in charge of Lt Dubose. Yours Respifly E W Halliday Maj Brig Commy

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