PENSACOLA Fla. JUN 27 circular datestamp with two strikes of encircled 5 and a straightline PAID on cover to Charles H. Barland, Port Gibson, Claborn (Claiborne) Co. Mississippi. At left end is penned “Mississippi Troops.” This is either a completely new listing or, more likely, it could be CSA catalog type F which is a tracing. Either way, since it is struck twice, it is UNLISTED. Ex Frank Hart and Ralph Swap. $750.

Charles H. Barland was a cotton planter in Claiborne and Jefferson counties in Mississippi. Born in 1812, he was a member of the extended family of William Barland, one of the pioneers of the Natchez District. William Barland was a planter in what later became Adams County, Mississippi. He held three Spanish land grants, one of which included a large portion of the original Natchez town site. Charles H. Barland was married to Talitha A. Nance on December 24, 1839. Charles H. Barland was appointed postmaster of Pattona in Claiborne County in 1858. He owned 30 cattle and 22 slaves in 1858 and 25 slaves in 1860. Charles H. Barland married his second wife, Mittia (Mittie) Smith, on December 18, 1867. The Barlands had three sons: another named Charles, Andrew who died young, and Edward. Charles H. Barland died between 1877 and 1880. Not to be confused with his cousin, Charles A. Barland who fought in the war. Source: Mississippi Archives Online Catalog.