James Lewis searching for his wife, Sarah Lewis

National Republican (Washington, DC)

October 20, 1865

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PERSONAL.

INFORMATION WANTED OF SARAH
LEWIS, who formerly lived with Dr. P. H.
Cabell, in Selma, Dallas county, Alabama. Any
information in regard to her will be thankfully
received by her husband, JAMES LEWIS, at
HARRY MIDDLETON's, No. 527 Ninth street, between
the Canal and Pennsylvania avenue.

[Alabama papers please copy.] oct 20 - 3t

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She "formerly lived with" Dr. P.H. Cabell [Patrick Henry Cabell] in Selma, AL. [Race is not indicated, but he likely meant that she lived with him as an enslaved person. Further research needed to confirm].

The Baltimore Sun, Oct. 28, 1865, 1, newspapers.com: "Dr. Patrick Henry Cabell of Virginia, but for the last ten years a resident of Selma, Ala., died in Brooklyn, N.Y., a few days since."

Date
October 20, 1865
Searcher Location

Washington DC

Searchee Location

Selma, Dallas County, AL

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

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"James Lewis searching for his wife, Sarah Lewis ," National Republican (Washington, DC), October 20, 1865, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3545

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