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

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

October 2, 1892

HUNTING HER CHILD.
A Former Slave Still in Search of Her
Lost Daughter.
New York, Oct. 1. - For thirty three years
Mrs. Clara Bashop of Morristown, N. J., has
been searching for her lost daughter, and she
is searching still. Tears have often flowed
over the woes of Uncle Tom, but her story is
sadder and more pathetic than the one…

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

The New York World (New York, NY)

October 2, 1892

A THIRTY YEARS' SEARCH.
Mrs. Bashop's Pitiful Quest for Her
Daughter, Patience.
THEY WERE SEPARATED AT AN AUC-
TION [AUCTION] SALE OF SLAVES.
The Aged Mother Sought in Many States
for Clues of Her Missing Child, but
Without Avail—Now She Wants "The
World's" Million Readers to Assist
in Finding the Girl for Whom She
Has Slaved So…

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Mrs. Celia Poole (formerly Celia Jones) searching for her parents Cyrus Hill and Judie Jones, and her brothers Henry and Isum

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 11, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY REL
atives I was born and raised about
thirty miles from Petersburgh, Virginia, in
what was then called the Owens and Free-
man settlement. When quite young, I was
was sold with my mother and brother Aaron to
traders. Mother was sold again soon after
leaving home. Since then I have never
heard of her. My father,…

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Mrs. Anne Johnson searching for her brother John Elisha Garner

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 3, 1897

Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the whereabouts of my
brother, John Elisha Garner. He
was born at Clover, Halifax County,
Va., and was one of four children,
three brothers one sister. The
parents namei were Oliver and Mary
Garner. When last heard from in De-
cember 1886, he was in Danville, Va.
Any information will be thankfully…

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Mrs. Anna M. Cox searching for her brother Thomas Henry Burrah

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother. His parents names were Mary Ann Burrah, step-father was Foch Burrah; his name is Thomas Henry Burrah. Had two sisters, Mary Jane and Roxanna. Our master's name was Phillip Burrah. We were all raised in Carroll county, five miles from Carrollton, Georgia. My mother belonged to Pat Garrison, at…

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Mrs. Ann Read (formerly Clarissa) searching for her mother Perline, sister Sephrony, and brother Anderson or any family (1st of 2 ads placed)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 19, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ----- I belonged to
John Rowden of St. Charles county
Missouri. I was called Clarissa. I
was sold to Mr. Kerle, a planter
My mother was named Perline. I
was the youngest of mother's first
children. I had a sister named
Sephrony, and a brother called
Anderson. I don't know much
about mother's second children. …

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Mrs. Ann Lee searching for her two brothers Horace and Robin Haril and sister Rosetta Haril

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to find the whereabouts of my kin people, two brothers and one sister. Brothers are named Horace and Robin Haril, and sister was Rosetta Haril. Brother Horace married Sarah Ann Garrett. Robin's wife was named Virta Cartwright; sister's husband was named Alex Haril. I left them all in 1867, 2 1/2 miles from San Augustine,…

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Mrs. Angeline Humes searching for her brothers Allen and Marion

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1877

I wish to enquire concerning my
two brothers, Allen and Marion,
who were carried from Baton Rouge
during the war. I was told that
Allen was brought to Texas by
Mr. Morgan. Marion, who formerly
belonged to Henry Lusk, was taken
to Virginia, by a Mr. Smith. I formerly
belonged to Mrs. Mary Allen.
My mother's name was Eliza Lusk,…

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Mrs. Amy West searching for her sister Doll Irving

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 10, 1892

Letter of Inquiry.
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Dec. [4?], 1892.
I had a sister by the name of Doll Irving
in Orange Co., Va, belonging to a
man by the name of Elijah Goodwin,
was sold to a Negro Traitor by the
name of Brady. She was a bright mulatto
girl, straight black hair between 10
and 12 years when sold. Her mother
was named Ann, her…

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Mrs. Amy Frenchy (formerly Amy Morris and Amy Baxter) found her mother Feraby

The Black Hills Daily Times (Deadwood, Dakota Territory)

May 4, 1884

AFTER MANY DAYS,
A Former Slave Hears from
Her Old Home.
A Separation of Thirty Years
Having Elapsed.
A Scrap of History.
Years before the war of the rebellion,
Wm. Eli Baxter, a lawyer and planter,
lived in Hancock county, Georgia, not
far from the town of Sparta. He own-
ed [owned] 150 slaves, among the number, Fer-
aby [Feraby],…

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Mrs. Alice Bernard searching for her brothers William Johnson, Leonard Stepney, and Richard Coats

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 23, 1880

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my brothers, William Johnson, Leonard Stepney and Richard Coats. They were born in Maryland, and their mother's name was Minnie Stepny. We were sold by Dr. Thos. Blake. I have an idea that they must be somewhere in this city. I read a paper which said that Erick Johnson, born in Maryland, died here, and I think it…

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Mrs. A. D. Townsend searching for her mother Sophia James and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 6, 1883

MR. EDITOR—I desire to hear
from my relatives. I first belonged
to Jackson Stephen, and he lived
seven miles from Lynchburg, Va.
Stevens gave John Rucker the
hiring of the girls and their mother.
The girls were Julia and Fannie.
My mother was Sophia James.
John Rucker's cook was Elvira. I
had a brother Hezekiah Jackson
Powell;…

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Moses Robinson (formerly Moses Ballard) seeking his sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 27, 1887

MR. EDITOR — I wish to inquire for my sister, Mary Trouard. Tilman Trouard was her husband, and our mother was Matilda, and her father Dick Robinson. They had five children. The oldest brother was Frederick, the next child was Mary, then Moses, then Levi, and next the baby Martha. We have an uncle Levi who belonged to Gid Leavitt, and we were all…

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Moses Morris (formerly Moses Sapp) looking for father Nelson Morse (also known as Nelson Mayoland) and mother Peggie

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEO-
ple. My name is Moses Morris. I be-
longed to a man by the name of Madison
Sapp. We moved to Texas in 1860 or '61.
My father's name was Nelson Morse or Nel-
son Mayoland. My mother's name was
Peggie. There were several brothers and
sisters Mary, Lizzie, Ann, Kitty and Martha.
We were separated at the death of…

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Moses Baker searching for his sister Martha

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 12, 1884

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my sister Martha, who was sold from me before the war. She was sold out of Cumberland county, Ky. Our owners were John Milton Baker and Mrs. Polly Baker. Our mother's name was Lisey Baker, one brother Ben. Baker, one sister Sallie Baker. Only four children in the family. My sister Martha was sold to some one in…

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Morgan and Adeline Cammon searching for Morgan's mother Jennie Bowyer and Adeline's sister Maria Terrel

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 20, 1879

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to obtain
some knowledge of the whereabouts
of my relations. Mother's name is
Jennie Bowyer. I left her in Fairfield
District, S.C. She used to
belong to Mike Bowyer. Brother's
name was Fred Barker. He was
willed to Wm. Barker, who carried
him to Georgia. Sister Maria Barker
went with him. Sister Lucy
was…

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Monroe Penny seeking information on his brother Robert Penny

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 16, 1899

Information wanted of my broth-
er, Robert Penny, who left Lind
Grove, La in 1873. Our father's
name was Henry Penny, there were
four children of, Robert, Easter,
Melissa and Monroe The last I
heard of brother Robert he was in
Greenville, Miss.; the pastors of
churches will kindly read this to
their congregations as his…

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Molly Moody seeking information about her brothers Jerry and Reuben Burks

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 23, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my two brothers, Jerry and Reuben
Burks. When last heard from
they were at Springfield, Mo. I
was quite a small girl when taken
away from them by my young mistress,
who married a man by the
name of Aien Heggest, of Holly
Springs, Miss. My parents' names
were Louvenia and Sie Burks. All
of us belonged to Henry…

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Miss P. L. Foster seeking her father's family including father Joe Foster

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 13, 1881

DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my father's people. He belonged to the Dewalt family in Newberry district, South Carolina, and was named Joe Foster. He left his home with nine children and a wife. Mother was Lydia and had six daughters and three sons -- Manda, Sarah, Victoria, Emeline, Pitcy, Ellen, Joseph, Paul and Albert. We left here in…

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Miss Matilda Holder (formerly Matilda Laine) searching for her sisters Charlotte, Mary, and Catherine and brother John

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 22, 1885

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my people: Sisters, [unintelligible], Charlotte, Mary, Catherine; brother John. Sister Charlotte had her leg cut off. Frances was the youngest. I left them in Franklin county Georgia. We belong to Mr. John Laine, we all went by the name Laine. Address Paulding, Miss, Matilda Holder

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Minnie Harrison searching for her unnamed daughter

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 15, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ----- Allow me to
inquire through your valuable paper
for my daughter. She left Austin
about the year 1869 and went to
Galveston with Mrs. Perry, and
lived there with Mrs. Fellman.
She afterwards went to New
Orleans, and that is the last I heard
of her. Her father's name is Lonzo
Harrison; mothers' Minnie…

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Minerva Williams seeking information about her brother Alexander Sprattley

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 5, 1895

An Inquiry.

I would like to find my brother.
His name is Alexander Sprattley,
mother's name, Candace Sprattley,
father's name, Dandridge Sprattley,
sister, Minerva Sprattley, now
Minerva Williams. Mother from Prince
George County, Va. Father came
from Surry County, Va. When last
heard of, he was in Etna, Penn
He used to belong…

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Millie Randolph searching for Betty Hadden

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

Mr. Editor - Allow me to in-
quire for Betty Hadden. Her hus-
band was Benjamin Louis; he used
to belong to the same man, Had-
den; and i have an uncle, Fred.
Hadden, who lived near Mansfield,
La., with my young master. My
name was Millie Hadden, and I
lived on Red River, but my name
is now Millie Randolph. Address
me at Musson P.O.,…

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Milla Dawsey searching for her brothers Washington, James, Joseph, Henry, and Lafayette Bond and her son John Wesley Dawsey (Dawsey placed 2 different ads in the same newspaper on the same day)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 16, 1897

Information wanted of my broth-
ers Washington, James, Joseph,
Henry and Lafayette Bond, who
were the sons of Moses and Lina
Bond, and brother to Milla Bond,
who later became Milla Dawsey.
All were born in the family of Dan-
iel Kent, Calvert County, Maryland.
Information wanted of John
Wesley Dawsey, born in Low Mal-
ler, Maryland.…

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Miash Merit looking for her mother Fannie With

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 6, 1879

Editor SOUTHWESTERN. - I wish
to get some information of my
mother, Fannie With. She former-
ly belonged to Peter Maish, near
Clinton, Hones County, Georgia.
I was sold in Clinton to James
Satterwhite, who lived in Elbert Co. ;
moved from there to Mississippi,
and afterward to Texas. I have
been in Texas 25 years. I had an
elder…

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