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Mrs. Jane Olbey seeking information about her son Ledyard G. Robbins

The National Era (Washington, DC)

November 17, 1853

INFORMATION WANTED,

OF a young man named LEDYARD G. ROBBINS,
aged 28 years, a Barber, not very dark colored,
with brown hair, five feet six or seven inches high, of
an active temperament, and usually dressed in the
most approved style. He was last heard from at Providence,
R. I., in May last. Those knowing the whereabouts
of said…

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Unnamed friends of Stephen Arnold Douglas searching for his whereabouts

Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)

May 5, 1854

The following advertisement appears in the Grand River Record:—

INFORMATION WANTED—Of ''Stephen Arnold
Douglas'', late resident of Chicago, Ill.,
who left his home for Washington city in
November. [indecipherable] heard from, he was
in that city try[indecipherable]. If any
of the officers [?] [indecipherable] give any information
as…

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Henry Jackson searching for his niece Evelina Evans

Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)

June 30, 1854

INFORMATION WANTED.—Evelina Evans,
who resided in New York City in the year
1860, left that city and went to Canada the
same year; since that time also has not been
heard from by her relations. Her husband's
name was James Evans. Address her uncle,
Henry Jackson, Evansville, Indiana.
Papers friendly to the cause of Humanity,
please…

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