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Leven Husten searching for Eliza Pollard
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
August 22, 1868
INFORMATION WANTED--OF ELIZA
POLLARD, daughter of Rev. Charles Pollard;
was sold when about seventeen years of age from the
town of Salsbury, Woster county, Maryland, about
the year 1859; was last seen on board a steamboat
going up Red river. Any information addressed to
Leven Husten, Care of Republican Office, will be
thankfully…
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Lucy Brown searching for her mother Mrs. Rachel Brown
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
April 2, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED OF MRS. RACHEL
BROWN, colored, by her distressed daughter,
Lucy Brown. She was last heard from in Campbell
county, Va. Any news from her will be thankfully
received by her distressed daughter, at 126 ST. PAUL ST. 1t*!
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Mrs. Julia Green searching for her brother Caesar James
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
November 12, 1904
Do You Know Him?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my brother, Caesar James. I have not
heard from him in 30 years. Address
any information concerning him to his
sister,
Mrs. JULIA GREEN,
1921 Druid Hill Ave.,
Baltimore, Md.
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H. Kimberly searching for Joseph Nicholson
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
June 25, 1867
PERSONAL.
WANDERED FROM HOME--On last Wednesday,
JOSEPH NICHOLSON, commonly called Big
Joe, a tall Yellow Man, Butcher by trade. Any in-
formation [information] leading to his whereabouts will be thank-
fully [thankfully]
received by H. KIMBERLY, Stalls 17 and 19
Centre Market. je25-2t*++
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Unnamed man searching for his sister Kitty Collins
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
February 13, 1865
WILL KITTY COLLINS, (colored,) who came
from the Eastern Shore about two years ago,
please send her address to her Brother. Direct to
BOX 580 Baltimore Postoffice. fe11-3t*
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B. T. Gunter searching for heirs of Lydia Ann Young
Peninsula Enterprise (Accomack Courthouse, VA)
May 9, 1903
$500.00--This sum awaits the relatives
of Lydia Ann Young, (colored),
who for many years prior to 1890
lived in Baltimore as a domestic. She
was reared in Accomack County and
visited there from time to time. Was
unmarried. Was below the average
in size and black. Is said to have a
sister living in Accomack. Information…
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Maria Adair searching for her parents, brother, and son
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
August 21, 1880
INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts of
Chas. Hazard (colored), his wife, Rachel Ann
Hazard, and his son, Wm. Henry Hazard; Charles
Hazard was a free man; his wife was owned by John
Ridgely, of Hampton County, Maryland, and some
thirty years ago was sold to Tom Cockey; also of
my son, Wm. Henry Levi. Please address any information
to…
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Reuben Thornton searching for his sister Amy Thornton and brother Ransom Thornton
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, WV)
April 27, 1869
INFORMATION WANTED,
CONCERNING the residence or whereabouts of
AMY THORNTON and RANSOM THORN-
TON [THORNTON], by their brother, Reuben Thornton. Amy
went to the neighborhood of Frederick City, Md.,
Ransom to Madison county, Va. Any person know-
ing [knowing] their residence will please communicate with
Jno. M. Coyle, Charlestown, W.…
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Henny Butler searching for her daughter Frances
The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
August 12, 1843
INFORMATION WANTED.
HENNY BUTLER, a colored woman, residing
at Cumberland, in Maryland, desires information concerning
the present residence of her daughter FRANCES,
who went with Doctor Lawrence 7 years ago to
Natchez, Mississippi; from which place she was afterwards
removed to New Orleans.
Her letters from New Orleans reach her…
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William Robinson (formerly William Volantine) searching for his brother Daniel Cromwell (formerly Joshua Volantine)
Liberator (Boston, MA)
March 2, 1849
INFORMATION WANTED. William Volantine, now
named William Robinson, who was once a slave in
Baltimore, and now living in New Bedford, wishes to
know where his brother is, who was a slave in the
same place, but came from Baltimore about three
years since to Philadelphia. His name was Joshua
Volantine, but he received the name of Daniel…
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Mrs. Milla Dawsey (formerly Milla Bond) searching for her son and her brothers
The Boston Daily Globe (Boston, MA)
April 10, 1898
LAST SAW SON WHEN HE WAS SOLD.
Aged Negro of East Boston Advertising
for News of Brothers and Son, Who
Were Sold Before the War.
In one of the weekly papers devoted
to the interests of the colored people,
and published widely throughout the
country as a religious paper, recently
appeared a peculiar advertisement, which
reads…
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Julia Harrison searching for Julius Harrison
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 21, 1889
INFORMATION WANTED. INFO MAT ON WANTED OF JUL US HARR. so, formerly of Tar oro, N.C. He is suppos d to ba[Indecipherable]e go e to Baltimore la t Apr l to learn the baker s t[Indecipherable]ade. He is nephew of Rev. M.b. Matthewson of Tarboro, N.C. Any information as o his whereab uts will b gladly received by Julia Harris n, No, 5 Fruit St.…
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An unidentified party is seeking for information about Stephen Pembroke
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
February 14, 1889
INFORMATION WANTED OF STE-
PHEN [STEPHEN] PEMBROKE.
Stephen Pembroke once resided in
Hagerstown, Md., but later somewhere
near New York City, where he died sev-
eral [several] years ago. We desire to know the
exact date and place of his death. Ad-
dress [Address] CHRISTIAN RECORDER.
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R. D. Jones looking for the children and grandchildren of Henrietta Broadwater
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
February 14, 1889
Information wanted of Henrietta Broadwaters children or grandchildren. The said Henrietta was a sister to Mollie Blake, late of Worcester county, Md [undecipherable], who has left her entire estate by will to her [undecipherable] children. Henrietta lived in Philidelphia a [undecipherable] years ago. Address, R. D. Jones, Att'y at Law, Snow Hill,…
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Miss Sophia Bishop searching for her brother Kinnett Claggett
Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
February 14, 1889
INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING MY brother, Kinnett Claggett, sold from Annapolis by Nevett Steel. He belonged to Dr Rav's estate. I belonged to Mrs Bowie. Any information will be thankfully received by his sister, Miss Sophia Bishop, at Sharp Street Church, Baltimore City, Md.
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George Thompson finds his first wife after 46 years
Boston Post (Boston, MA)
February 22, 1876
---George Thompson is a negro of Newport, 81 years of age, who escaped from slavery at Freder-ick, Md., forty-six years ago, leaving a wife and family, and who has just heard from his wife, whom he had given up for dead, having been unable to hear from her in years past. Since his flight to the North he has married, but his second wife and four…
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Henry Anderson searching for mother Peggy, brothers Chas, Horace, and Alex, and sisters Sarah Ann and Malinda
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
December 7, 1895
LOST RELATIVES.
I would like to find my relatives. I was born
in Somerset County, Maryland. My name is
Henry Anderson, my Master was John Ander-
son [Anderson] of Eastern Shore M. D., I left about six
years before the war. Mothers name was Peg-gy [Peggy] and my brothers were named Chas, Horace,
Alex, and Sandy I left two sisters in…
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Robert Anderson and Ida Pryor reunite and remarry
Staunton Daily Leader (Staunton, VA)
January 9, 1905
Romantic Lives Of Slave Couple.
A marriage license was issued at Hagerstown last week to Robert Anderson, of Weverton, aged 74 years, and Ida Pryor, of Staunton, aged 67, both colored. The story reads like a romance. The couple were married before the war and both were slaves down in South western Virginia. Anderson was sold and separated from…
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Unidentified parents reunited with their daughter after 20 years
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
July 29, 1875
A TOUCHING SCENE.-The Newtown (Md.)
Gazette says: The steamer Tangier last Satur-
day [Saturday] landed at our wharf a negro woman who
had been sold "way down South" some twenty
years ago. She belonged to the Rush estate,
and her father and mother, whose heads are sil-
vered [silvered] with the frosts of many winters, have re-
mained…
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Susan Chase searching for her husband James Chase
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
November 29, 1864
INFORMATION WANTED OF JAMES CHASE,
colored, who left home on the 19th of November
inst. Was last seen going to his work on the wharf.
Any information of him will be thankfully received
by his wife, SUSAN CHASE, 93 Chestnut st. 1t*]
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Edward Williams searching for Sarah Williams
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
October 24, 1861
INFORMATION WANTED OF SARAH WIL-
LIAMS [WILLIAMS], a colored woman, who left her home,
No. 146 Low street, near Aisquith, on Monday
morning, and has not yet returned. Leave a line
for EDWARD WILLIAMS, at the Sun office. 1t *
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Unnamed person searching for Eli Signo
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
June 7, 1880
INFORMATION WANTED OF A COLORED
MAN, ELI SIGNO, who lived with Mrs. Lyon, cor-
ner [corner] of Wolfe street and Fairmont avenue. Call im-
mediately [immediately] at The Sun office. je1-6tp
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John Y. Day searching for Sylvester Coale
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
March 5, 1879
PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED OF A COLORED MAN named SYLVESTER COALE. Any person who knows him will send him to JOHN Y. DAY, Kingsville, Md. *1t*
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Cupid Blue and Kitty Blue searching for their daughter Millie Blue
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
October 26, 1869
PERSONAL.
NOTICE.--Information wanted of MILLIE BLUE,
a very bright Mulatto Girl, 14 years of age, who
left her home in Jessup's Cut, Howard county,
Maryland. She is a well-grown Girl, has large teeth
in front (gap between) and somewhat decayed; also
a full suit of brown hair. It is feared she was en-
ticed [enticed] away by some…
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T. & W. searching for an unnamed woman formerly enslaved by Mrs. Worthington
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
December 18, 1867
WANTED—Information of a COLORED WOMAN,
formerly owned by a Mrs. Worthington, Han-
over [Hanover] street, Baltimore, and who lived in D.C. Crox
all's [Croxall's] family, Hoffman street, about fifteen years ago.
Address T. & W., Sun office. d14-1m*?
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