Henny Butler searching for her daughter Frances

August 12, 1843

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INFORMATION WANTED.
HENNY BUTLER, a colored woman, residing
at Cumberland, in Maryland, desires information concerning
the present residence of her daughter FRANCES,
who went with Doctor Lawrence 7 years ago to
Natchez, Mississippi; from which place she was afterwards
removed to New Orleans.

Her letters from New Orleans reach her mother:—
but, as the daughter's proper address in New Orleans
is not known, the mother's letters have never been received.

If this should meet the eye of her present master, he
will please write to Henny Butler, Cumberland, (Md)
or get Frances to write, giving the proper address in
New Orleans, to enable the daughter to recieve letters
from her mother. aug12 8td&1ltW

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Description

Frances was taken from her mother, in Cumberland, Maryland, to Natchez, Mississippi, and then New Orleans, Louisiana. Her mother, Henny Butler, received letters from her but needs her address in New Orleans to reply. An antebellum ad (from 1843).

Subject

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Newspaper

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

Date

August 12, 1843

Searcher Location

Cumberland, MD

Searchee Location

New Orleans, LA

Natchez, MS

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

Citation

"Henny Butler searching for her daughter Frances," The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA), August 12, 1843, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 12, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3299