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Leerunawaysearching for former enslaverself-emancipationself-injuryself-purchasesibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradersoldsold southsoldierspeculatorspousesteamboatstolensuicideU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored Troopsuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow An unnamed woman found her two sons Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) September 19, 1889 Mary S. Montague searching for her aunt (1 of 2) Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 29, 1889 Harriet Baxter searching for her sisters Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 4, 1889 Thomas A. 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