Eliza Starke searching for her grandson, Henry Smith

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

February 5, 1870

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LOST AND FOUND.
$5 REWARD.—Strayed from Eliza
Starke (his grandmother), in Powhatan
county, about the 1st of December, a LITTLE
COLORED BOY named HENRY SMITH. It is
supposed that he went down to Richmond by
means of a river boat. Any information of him
left at this office will be rewarded and thankfully
received. ELIZA STARKE,
care of Rev. C. Tyree,
fe 5_1t* Powhatan Courthouse.

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Henry, a little boy, "strayed" from his grandmother's house in Powhatan County, VA, in 1869. It is supposed he went down to Richmond by river boat. Ad placed in 1870 (during Reconstruction).

Date
February 5, 1870
Searcher Location

Powhatan County, VA

Searchee Location

Richmond, VA

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Jesse Nasta

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"Eliza Starke searching for her grandson, Henry Smith ," Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA) , February 5, 1870, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 25, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3562

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