I subsequently learned that these statements were literally correct, and that many Mississippi planters who had gone to New Orleans for laborers, found they could engage plenty, but lost their hold on every man as soon as they let him know that it was in Mississippi he was wanted.
Reid reveals that many planters lost potential laborers once they disclosed the location of work in Mississippi.
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