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Rebecca Bell (formerly Rebecca Wade) searching for her mother Lucy Wade

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 29, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my mother, Lucy Wade, who belonged to one Davis, in Summit, Miss. Davis sold her to Cooney McCray and McCray carried her, with her son and daughter, to Texas. I have heard from her once. She was then in Galveston, Texas. Her son was named Bolden and her daughter Martha Wade. The Dav ses were named Huah and Bab.…

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Jemima Howard looking for her brother Jacob and sister Drusilla

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 1, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ---- Please allow me
space in your valuable paper to inquire
for my brothers and sisters.
We belonged to Mr. John R. Goff.
of Tucker county, West Virginia.
I was sold to Wm. Elliott, of same
State. My sister Louisia was sold
to Bob Kid, and was sent here to
Louisiana. My brothers' names
are Jerome, Thomas, Jacob,…

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Maria Tarleton looking for her husband Columbus Victory

Baton Rouge Tri-weekly Gazette & Comet (Baton Rouge, LA)

December 2, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED,
OF MY HUSBAND, Columbus Victory, who
formerly belonged to Mr. Samuel Tarleton. of
Attakapas. He was taken to Key West and en-
gaged there in building a fort. I have heard that
he was iu New Orleans about a month ago, look-
ing for me. The police or anyone knowing of his
where-abouts and letting him know that I am in…

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Louisa Britt searching for her children George and Debbie Britt

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 16, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY CHIL-
dren. When I left Florida I had a son
named George Britt and a daughter, Debbie
Britt, I also had sons living in Georgia--
Mitchell and Abb. Any information will
be gladly received by their mother,
LOUISA BRITT,
East Baton Rouge, La.

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Eliza Powell (formerly Eliza Ashley) searching for her sisters Olive and Arnaca Ashley and her aunt Judy Ashley

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 22, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my sisters, Olive and Arnaca Ashley,
daughters of Dicey and Si Ashley. They
formerly belonged to a man by the name of
Jack Ashley.
They lived, when last heard from, five
miles from Montgomery, Alabama. Inform-
ation is also wanted of my Aunt Judy Ash-
ley, who formerly belonged to James Ash-
ley.
Any…

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Jacob Brown searching for his sisters Louisa and and Arena also known as "Arenir"

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 25, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Jacob Brown wishes to find his sister and
friends, from whom he was sold about eight years
ago. He belonged to George Fisher, of Hardy
County, Va, near Morefield. His sister Louisa,
who was sold with him into Louisiana, has been
back home once. She left three children, named
respectively Peter, Isaac, and Moses. She is…

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