Sergeant Olmsted Massy searching for Nancy Massy
Title
Sergeant Olmsted Massy searching for Nancy Massy
Subject
Information Wanted Ads
Description
Sergeant Olmsted Massy searching for Nancy (Brown) Massy.
Source
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
Date
August 5, 1865
Coverage
New Orleans, LA
Goochland Co., VA
Contributor
Margaret Strolle
Transcription
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of Mrs. Nancy Massy.
She was born and raised in Gochland County,
Va. She was owned, about fifteen years ago, by
John Mickey. Her name before marriage was
Nancy Brown. Any one who can give any in-
formation in regard to her is requested to ad-
dress, Sergeant OLMSTED MASSY,
Co. B, 76th U. S. C. I.,
Via New Orleans, La.,
Who will thankfully receive it, never having
heard from her since he was sold [italicized], about fifteen
years ago.
Information is wanted of Mrs. Nancy Massy.
She was born and raised in Gochland County,
Va. She was owned, about fifteen years ago, by
John Mickey. Her name before marriage was
Nancy Brown. Any one who can give any in-
formation in regard to her is requested to ad-
dress, Sergeant OLMSTED MASSY,
Co. B, 76th U. S. C. I.,
Via New Orleans, La.,
Who will thankfully receive it, never having
heard from her since he was sold [italicized], about fifteen
years ago.
State
Louisiana
Virginia
Collection
Citation
“Sergeant Olmsted Massy searching for Nancy Massy,” Information Wanted Ads, The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), August 5, 1865, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed January 28, 2021, http://informationwanted.org/items/show/66.
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