Before the war, it was regarded as a most desirable residence, and wealthy Southerners sought plantations within a range of thirty or forty miles up or down the river, in order to be able to fix their own residences at Natchez.
Reid discusses the desirability of Natchez as a residence for wealthy Southerners before the war.
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