Mrs. Anne Matthews searching for her husband, Benjamin Curry

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 29, 1902

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Do You Know Him?

I would like to know the where-
abouts of Benjamin Curry to whom I
was married long before John Brown's
Insurrection. We had two children.
He being a slave was sold away from
me to Richmond, Va., and I have not
heard from him since. His master's
name was Isaac Foulk of Harpers' Fer-
ry, Va.

Any information will be glad receiv-
ed. Address,

Mrs. ANNE MATTHEWS,
No. 9 Linton St.,
Pittsburg, Allegheny Co., Pa.

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Married "long before John Brown's Insurrection." Husband, of Harpers' Ferry, VA [now Harpers Ferry, WV], sold to Richmond, VA. Has not heard from him since.

Date
March 29, 1902
Contributor

Jesse Nasta

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"Mrs. Anne Matthews searching for her husband, Benjamin Curry," Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), March 29, 1902, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2783

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