Story on Ryder Hilliard, forced to work in a coal mine after being convicted for arson at age nine

The Afro-American Sentinel (Omaha, NE)

December 4, 1897

Peter Smith must prove he is alive against estranged wife's claims of his death to collect Civil War pension

The Plaindealer (Detroit, MI)

October 14, 1892

Story on Mary Frances Williams, living in slavery

The Plaindealer (Detroit, MI)

November 21, 1890

Statement of Elizabeth Williams, searching for her uncle Cub Powells

The Plaindealer (Detroit, MI)

February 6, 1892

Mrs. Clara Bashop searching for her daughter Patience (3rd of 4 ads placed)

The New York World (New York, NY)

October 2, 1892

Mrs. Clara Bashop seeking information about her daughter Patience (2nd of 4 ads)

St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)

October 2, 1892