Allison Washington searching for his relatives left in Missouri
MR. EDITOR––I wish to inquire
for my people, left in Missouri. My
father was George, mother Cath-
erine [Catherine]. They lived in Madison
county, and belonged to Burell
Porter. I had two brothers, James
and John. I had one sister who
fell out of sister Mary Ann's lap
into the fire and burned one of her
eyes. Her name was Bettie.
Mother and all but two children
were sold to Mr. Highhill. Father
belonged to Mr. Benard, who kept
a still five miles from Frederick-
town [Fredericktown]. Father's sister was Phoebe,
and her husband Allison; he went
to California with his young mas-
ter [master]. I belonged to Mrs. M. Berry-
man [Berryman], and was then a small lad.
Her father was Mr. M. Patton. This
was in 1850 or 1851. Mrs. Berry-
man [Berryman] swapped with her mother for
another boy named Charles, and
carried me to St. Louis and sold
me to traders, and they brought
me to Texas. I live in Fort Bend
county. Write me, in care of Rev.
Geo. W. Norris, Houston, Texas.
ALLISON WASHINGTON.
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