Bennet H. Forrest searching for his former guardians, and his mother's relatives.

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 4, 1882

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Mr. Editor--I desire to inquire
for my guardians George and Sally
Hunter, who left the city about 13
years ago and said they were going
to Norfolk, Va. I have written
several times to them but have
never received an answer. My
parents are Hardy and Sarah
Forrest. Address me, Chestnut,
between Valence and Bordeaux
streets, New Orleans, La.

BENNET H. FORREST.

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In the first ad, Bennett H. Forrest searching for his former guardians, Sally and George Hunter. In the second, searching for his mother's relatives: brothers Rolling, Bob, Elisha, Wesley, Smith Bennet, son Henry Clay Brown and her parents Bennet and Delily Johnson. In the third, he mentionedhis mother's cousin Bette.

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To the Editor

Date
May 4, 1882
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New Orleans, LA

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Margaret Strolle

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"Bennet H. Forrest searching for his former guardians, and his mother's relatives. ," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) , May 4, 1882, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1551

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