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J. E. Johnson searching for friend Thomas J. Steward

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

May 24, 1902

LOST FRIEND.
I would like to know the whereabouts of Mr. Thomas J. Steward an old soldier of the 14th R. I. Heavy Artillery of Providence. When last heard from he was working in the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C. gratefully received by J. E. Johnson, 73 Summer street, Providence, R.I.

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Jane Dawson (formerly Jane Rim) looking for her son Shedrach Shines

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 3, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON
Shedrach Shines. He used to belong to
a man named Finney Rim, of Charleston,
S. C. When last heard from, in 1874, he
was living in Charleston, No 2 Globe street.
Any information respecting him will be
thankfully received by his mother, Jane
Rim, now named Jane Dawson, No. 26
Courtland street, Providence, R. I.…

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Richard Conway searching for his mother Annie Holmes and brothers Lawson and Robert

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother and two brothers. I belonged to
Dr. Middleton, at Dudville, Richmond Co.,
Va. Mother's name was Annie Holmes.
She was sold in August, 1856, and carried
away by Lumpkins, a negro trader. She
left three children--Richard, Lawson and
Robert. I was hired out at that time to a Mr.
Montgomery. Information will be…

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Peter Simms searching for his mother Mrs. Henrietta Simms, and his siblings Anna, Billie and George Simms

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 17, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, one sister and two bothers, Mrs. Hen-
rietta Simms, Anna, Billie and George
Simms. They belonged to one Peter Woods
in Charles Co. Md. Any information re-
specting them will be gratefully received
by her son and their brother
PETER SIMMS,
Cor. President &…

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Benjamin Jackson (formerly Benjamin Wicks) seeking information about his mother Harriet Wicks

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 29, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED
of my mother. Her name was Harriet
Wicks, and her husband's name was Wiate
Wicks. They belonged to a man named
Kadolsonac, in Louisiana, Jackson Parish I
had a brother named Solomon Wicks. My
name is Benjamin Wicks, now called Ben-
jamin Jackson. I left there in 1862. Please
write in care Rev. Wm. II. Yeocum,…

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David T. Tennerson seeking information about his father David and mother Rebecca

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 16, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my father and mother, David and Rebecca
Tennerson. When I last saw them they were at
Parisville, Va. My father was claimed to be
owned by a man named Benjamin Adams, and
my mother by a woman named Nancy Green. I
have not seen nor heard from them from seven
years. I earnestly request the different pastors,
especially…

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