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Mrs. Milla Dawsey (formerly Milla Bond) searching for her son and her brothers
The Boston Daily Globe (Boston, MA)
April 10, 1898
LAST SAW SON WHEN HE WAS SOLD.
Aged Negro of East Boston Advertising
for News of Brothers and Son, Who
Were Sold Before the War.
In one of the weekly papers devoted
to the interests of the colored people,
and published widely throughout the
country as a religious paper, recently
appeared a peculiar advertisement, which
reads…
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Henry Anderson searching for mother Peggy, brothers Chas, Horace, and Alex, and sisters Sarah Ann and Malinda
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
December 7, 1895
LOST RELATIVES.
I would like to find my relatives. I was born
in Somerset County, Maryland. My name is
Henry Anderson, my Master was John Ander-
son [Anderson] of Eastern Shore M. D., I left about six
years before the war. Mothers name was Peg-gy [Peggy] and my brothers were named Chas, Horace,
Alex, and Sandy I left two sisters in…
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George Henry Forbes searching for his father George Henry, mother Henrietta Forbes, and siblings James, Margaret, and Area
Atchison Weekly Champion (Atchison, KS)
September 5, 1885
GEORGE HENRY FORBES, of Wamego,
Pottawatomie county, Kansas, wants to
find his people. His father and mother,
GEORGE HENRY and HENRIETTA FORBES,
were slaves and belonged to JACK BERRY,
and by marriage they fell to JAMES
MONTGOMERY. They had four children.
The oldest a son, JAMES; the second a
daughter, MARGARET; the third a…
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Sallie Henry searching for her mother Matilda Levy
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
May 19, 1894
Lost Relative.
My mother's name was Matilda Levy; when
last I saw her she was in Plumb Pains, Md.
I was sold from there 3 yrs. before the war; my
master's name was James Massel. Any in-
formation [information] will be gladly recieved by Sallie
Henry, 403 W. 9th street, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Mary Ann Nelson searching for her sisters Emily Mathews and Rachel Nelson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 18, 1885
I never made any effort to find my people before now. Will you please oblige me by publishing this letter. I have two sisters that were sold. Their names are Emily Mathews and Rachel Nelson; my name is Mary Ann Nelson; our father is named George Nelson, and Betsy Nelson. We were sold by the traders in Maryland. We belonged to a man named Henry…
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Mrs. Ann Maria Wiliams (formerly Ann Maria Bowsier) searching for her mother Henrietta, father Isaac, and four brothers, Phillip, Robert, James and William Boswier
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 13, 1885
MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my family. When I left the
eas ern shore of Maryland my
name was Ann Maria Bowsier and
my mother's name was Henrietta
Bowsier. My father's name is
Isaac Bowsier, and belonged to Ben
Killer, father of John Williams,
back of Baltimore. I have four
brothers named Philip, Robert,
James and William…
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J. T. Henry searching the relatives of his mother July Henry (formerly July Farrow)
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 3, 1883
MR. EDITOR:--My mother July
Henry lived in Hamilton county,
Tennessee, not Texas, as printed
May 3. J. T. HENRY.
Dayton, Tenn.
WEIMER, TEXAS, 1883.
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C. Foster searching for his relatives and his wife's relatives
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 26, 1882
MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my mother and father. I left
them when I was a boy about ten
or twelve years old. Mother was
Nancy, father Joe Foster, sister
Franky Foster. She was sent back
home and I was sold. I had a
brother who was sold before I was
named Ingeire Foster, and cousins
Frank and George Foster. I was
born in…
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Caroline Waters searching for her mother Rosetta Waters and grandparents Leah and Isaac Waters
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 16, 1882
DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my family, I left my mother in
Baltimore. Her name was Rosetta
Waters. She used to belong to
William Hall. I left my grandmother
and grandfather in Eastern
Shore, Maryland. My grandmother
was Leah Waters. My grandfather
Isaac Waters. I left one sister on
Eastren [Eastern] Shore,…
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Maria Laws (formerly Maria Goldby) seeking information about her parents Nellie and Dick Goldby
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
July 30, 1896
Information wanted of my parents,
whom I left in Eastern Tolbert
county, Md. My father's
name was Dick Goldby and mother's
name, Nellie Goldby. When
I left them they were owned by
Henry Goldby, in Maryland, when
I was 11 years old. My name was
Maria Goldby. Any information
will be gladly received by me,
Maria Laws, Weimar, Col.,…
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