Rachel Washburne searching for her sons Samuel and Lewis and daughter Rhoda

Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix]

October 10, 1873

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Information wanted of my son Samuel,
who belonged to the Washburne estate, ta-
ken from Cleveland county, N.C., by
Briggs, a slave trader, and sold in Alaba-
ma. Also of my son Lewis, who belonged
to the Washburne estate, taken from Lin-
coln county, N.C., by Thomas Sieid, who
sold him in New Orleans. Also of my
daughter Rhoda, who belonged to the
Washburne estate, sold to Mr. Morris, and
taken from Cleveland county, N. C. Any
information concerning the above, who are
my children, will be thankfully received,
through the Zion Advocate, by their anx-
ious mother, RACHEL WASHBURNE.
Rutherfordton, N. C.

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Rachel Washburne seeking information about her children, Samuel, Lewis, and Rhoda who were sold away from her in North Carolina.

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Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix]

Date

October 10, 1873

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Rutherfordton, NC

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Bonnie Loden

Source

Vermont Phœnix. (Brattleboro, Vt.), 10 Oct. 1873. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn98060050/1873-10-10/ed-1/seq-1/

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"Rachel Washburne searching for her sons Samuel and Lewis and daughter Rhoda," Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix], October 10, 1873, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 5, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2162