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Mrs. Ann Hampton searching for her mother Nellie Beecham

Hampton was sold away from her mother, in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War.

Tags: Civil War, inheritance, master died, parent(s), slave trade, slave trader, speculator, white newspaper

Charles Stewart searching for two of his sisters Fannie Stewart and Harriet Stewart

Charles Stewart searching for Harriet Stewart and Fannie Stewart. They were sold to a speculator in Alabama about 30 years earlier [ca 1840].

Tags: family history, physical description, Reconstruction, sibling(s), slave trade, speculator, white father, white newspaper

Christine Whetstone Holt

She is looking for her brothers and sisters.

Tags: ministers please read, sibling(s), speculator

Caroline Holloway searching for her sister Francis

Caroline Holloway is searching for her sister Francis.

Tags: family history, letter to the editor, Native Americans, physical description, sibling(s), slave trade, slave trader, sold south, speculator, suicide

Richard (John) Diggs searching for his parents Kitt and Maria Diggs, sisters Sally, Frances, Susan, and Fillis, and brothers Peter, James, Robert, and Kitt

Richard (John) Diggs searching for his parents Kitt and Maria Diggs, sisters Sally, Frances, Susan, and Fillis, and brothers Peter, James, Robert, and Kitt. His family was formerly enslaved by the Diggs family. He last saw his mother and sisters in…

Tags: changed name, family history, forced migration, letter to the editor, parent(s), sibling(s), slave trade, slave trader, sold south, speculator

Robert Ray (formerly Robert Carmichael) searching for his daughters Henrietta and Lucey Jane

Robert Ray (formerly Robert Carmichael) searching for his daughters Henrietta and Lucey Jane. He mentions other relatives but does not explicitly state if he is looking for them.

Tags: changed name, child(ren), family history, letter to the editor, slave trade, speculator, spouse

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