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Domestic News
January 29, 1868
The New Orleans Crescent
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
A private letter excerpted in the Danville (Va.) Times describes a correspondent's post-war prosperity in Southside Virginia, rejecting emigration and highlighting strong prospects for those with energy and capital.
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The Danville (Va.) Times extracts the following from a private letter of a correspondent:
Since the war I have not sickened and pined away in despair, bemoaning the unhappy face of my country. I have gone to work and have prospered. I once felt disposed to desert our State, as many have done; so far from now being dissatisfied with my present locality, I am eccentric enough to believe that there is not a spot in the wide world which affords better prospects for a man of real energy and enterprise, with a little capital, than Southside Virginia.
Since the war I have not sickened and pined away in despair, bemoaning the unhappy face of my country. I have gone to work and have prospered. I once felt disposed to desert our State, as many have done; so far from now being dissatisfied with my present locality, I am eccentric enough to believe that there is not a spot in the wide world which affords better prospects for a man of real energy and enterprise, with a little capital, than Southside Virginia.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Migration Or Settlement
What keywords are associated?
Southside Virginia
Post War Prosperity
Economic Prospects
Emigration Discouragement
Where did it happen?
Southside Virginia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Southside Virginia
Outcome
prosperity and positive economic prospects
Event Details
Correspondent reports prospering after the war by working, rejects dissatisfaction with locality, and believes Southside Virginia offers the best prospects for energetic individuals with capital, contrary to earlier thoughts of deserting the state.