Jane N. Watson
Title
Jane N. Watson
Subject
Information Wanted Ad
Description
Jane N. Watson searching for her son James Watson.
Source
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
April 13th, 1867
Coverage
Chester, Delaware Co., PA
Philadelphia, PA
Boston, MA
Callao, Peru
China
Contributor
Margaret Strolle
Transcription
Information wanted of my son, James
Watson, who left Philadelphia in 1861 and
shipped in Boston in the ship Lydia Scofield.
The last I heard of him was in 1862. He
was then in Callao, Peru, and expected to
sail to the Chinese Island. He was five
feet eleven inches high, light complexion,
sandy hair, dark hazel eyes. Any informa-
tion of him will be thankfully received by
his mother, JANE N. WATSON,
Chester, Delaware county, Pa.
aprl13-1t Care of William Murphy.
Watson, who left Philadelphia in 1861 and
shipped in Boston in the ship Lydia Scofield.
The last I heard of him was in 1862. He
was then in Callao, Peru, and expected to
sail to the Chinese Island. He was five
feet eleven inches high, light complexion,
sandy hair, dark hazel eyes. Any informa-
tion of him will be thankfully received by
his mother, JANE N. WATSON,
Chester, Delaware county, Pa.
aprl13-1t Care of William Murphy.
State
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Peru
China
Files
Collection
Citation
“Jane N. Watson,” Information Wanted Ad, The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), April 13th, 1867, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed January 28, 2021, http://informationwanted.org/items/show/258.
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