DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my brother and sister. My brother was Tom Oliver, Mr. Oliver sold him on account of his wife. His wife's name was Mary. He had three children. Two were twins, Mary and Martha, and the boy was Tom Showles. Tom Oliver was sold to Hilley Sawes when we started to Texas. One sister by the name Matilda belonged to…
Our family belonged to Black
Hardeman, in Washington county,
Texas. My brothers and sisters
were named Willis, Jack, Manda,
and Charlotte, and it is concerning
them I desire information. Address
Harriett Hardeman, Luling,
Texas.