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Frances Johnson's trying to free her daughter from enslaver's son-in-law
Frances Johnson, Statement to J.M. Kelly (Notary Public), March 1865, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and
Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869, Registered Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, E – L, Roll 7, 1865. NMAAHC.FB.M999.
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March 10, 1865
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Camp Nelson Ky
March 1865.
Personally appeared before me J. M. Kelly Notary Public in and for the County of Jessamine State of Kentucky Frances Johnson a woman of color who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say -
I am the wife of Nathan Johnson a soldier in Company F. 116th U.S.C. Infty. I have three children and…
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George Gillem trying to get free his wife
George Gillem, Testimony to Michael Walsh, January 24, 1867, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869, Registered Letters Received, Entered in Register 2 and 3, T – W, 1867. NMAAHC.FB.M999.
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January 24, 1867
Personally appeared before on this 24th day of January 1867. George Gillem alias George Washington and having been duly sworn testifies as follows My name is George Gillem. I live on Neill Street in Nashville, Tenn. My wife's name is Betsy Ann. [Stringer?] About one week before christmas she went to Bucklin Station in Kentucky to spend christmas…
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Lucy Ross writing to Freedmen's Bureau's O.O. Howard to get her children released from former enslaver
Lucy Ross to General O.O. Howard, letter, October 31, 1866, Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Letters Received, Entered in Register 8, R, Aug-Dec. 1866. NMAAHC.FB.M752.
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October 31, 1866
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Wilmington N.C. Oct. 31. 1866 Gen. Howard Freedmens Bureau, General "I take the liberty of asking your help to recover possession of my two children who has been taken away from me. the circumstances are as follows. I was a slave of Mr. Daniel C. Russell of Robeson Co. & early in the month of September Mr. Russell's overseer came to my…
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Martha Cooley trying to get her children released from John Nave
Martha Cooley, Testimony to J.M. Kelly, Notary Public, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869, Registered Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, E – L, 1865. NMAAHC.FB.M999.
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March 26, 1865
Camp Nelson Ky March 26 1865 Personally appeared before me J M Kelley Notary Public in and for the County of Jessamine state of Ky Martha Cooley a woman of color who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say. I am a widow woman, my husband Simon Cooley was a Soldier in the 5th U.S.A. Calvalry and was killed at the Salt Works during Genl…
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Wilson Holloway wants daughter released from indenture
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Greensboro, North Carolina, (Subassistant Commissioner), Register of Complaints and Letters Sent Relating to Complaints, Volume 108, Roll 20, June 1867-Oct. 1868. NMAAHC.FB.M1909.
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Wilson Holloway - Complainant
Ruffin's Depot.
N.C.
My daughter Phillis Wilson was forcibly taken from me, and bound out to a Mr Jas. Thomas without my consent, and the wish of the child - I pray that the indenture may be cancelled and my child returned to me.
July 25th 1867.
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Mr Thos. Settle was written to state to the…
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Violet Windly wants her 12 yr old daughter Virginia released from indenture
Isaac A. Rosenkranz to Lieutenant John M. Foot, letter, April 19, 1868, Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Washington D.C., Letters Sent, Letters Sent, Volume 246, Roll 64, Jan. 1867-Oct. 1868. NMAAHC.FB.M1909.
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68 Bu. Ref. Freedmen & A. L. Washington N.C. April 19. 1868 Foot Lt John M. Asst Sub. Asst Comr Plymouth N.C. Sir Violet Windly a colored woman represents that John Cherry living within a mile of Williamston has her daughter Virginia a girl of 10 years of age in his custody. Violet alleges that her daughter was apprenticed to Cherry while she…
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Betsey Foster's son was taken from her
J. B. Littlejohn to Captain Hay, letter, April 15, 1867, Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Franklinton (Assistant Commissioner), Letters Received, Roll 14, Jan.-July 1867. NMAAHC.FB.M1909.
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April 15, 1867
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Franklin Co. NC Apl 15th/67 Capt Hay, Dear Sir, I wrote you some time since respecting Betsey Fosters son that was taken from her last year by his father & carried to Chatham Co. She gave you the particulars (you will recall it) at my house & I also detailed them in my letter to you. She is anxious to hear from you on the subject.…
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Solomon Nickols trying to get child out of indenture
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Plymouth (Subassistant Commissioner), Registered Letters Received, June 1867-Dec. 1868. NMAAHC.FB.M1909.
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Windsor NC May 18th 1868 Lieut. Foote My sister in law left her son with me in March just to keep till she came after him I hired him to Lewis Bond he promised to pay me for the boy's work in provisions. but when I called on him for the pay he told me he did not have the provisions and does not owe me any thing. Yesterday he (Mr Bond) went to my…
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Lewis Anderson to Freedmen's Bureau looking for her daughter Lilla Anderson
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Salisbury (Superintendent of the Western District), Letters Received, 1867. NMAAHC.FB.M1909.
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February 2, 1867
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Feby 2, 67 L. Anderson Letters Recd A.B. & C Mosely Hall Feby 2nd 1867 Officer Freedmans Beauru Saulsbury N.C. Dear Sir I write to ask your kind services in helping me to find my daughter Zilfa Anderson or Zilfa Boyd as by either name. she may be called. the last I heard of her she was living with a woman who Baked Pies in the Town of…
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Mary Henderson writes to Lt. Commissioner about daughter's indenture
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872, Subordinate Field Offices, Rocky Mount (Assistant Superintendent), Letters Received, Dec. 1865-Aug. 1868. NMAAHC.FB.M1909.
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November 9, 1867
New Berne N. C. Nov 9- 67 Lieut Col S. Moore Sub Asst Comr Colonel Last November/66 Chas Smith came to New Berne and took my daughter [crossed out] Mary [crossed out] Francis Henderson away with him to Tarboro N.C. to pick cotton - with the understanding that he was to return her to me when she was through, Since that time I have written her…
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Diana Johnson searching for her relatives
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January 28, 1897
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Mrs. Jane Drake (formerly Jane Shanklin) searching for her son John Gardner (1st of 2 ads)
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November 8, 1895
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Diana Johnson searching for lost relatives
Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, IL)
January 18, 1900
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Diana Johnson searching for lost relatives
Fremont Semi-Weekly Herald (Fremont, NE)
January 19, 1900
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Diana Johnson searching for lost relatives
Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, IL)
January 18, 1900
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Diana Johnson searching for information about her parents and siblings
Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, NY)
January 16, 1900
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