Jose Brown (formerly known as Beary Brown) searching for his brother Peter and sister Ann Washington

March 20, 1897

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SEEKING RELATIVES.

The appended letter from Mr.
Joseph Brown of Laredo, Texas,
has been sent to us for publication:
Mr. Editor:-—
This is a certificate of my peo-
ple. I was taken away from my
people when I was nine years
old by an Italian. My name is
Beary Brown. I go by the name
of Jose Brown. I live at Laredo
Texas. I have been here twenty-
five years from the city of Mexico.
I had a sister and a brother named
Peter and Ann Washington. If
any of them are living I would
like to hear from them. My ad-
dress is 1005 Faragut St. Laredo
Texas.
Jose Brown.

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Jose Brown, formerly known as Beary Brown, searching for his brother Peter and sister Ann Washington. Jose was taken from his family by an Italian when he was nine.

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Newspaper

The Enterprise (Omaha, NE)

Date

March 20, 1897

Searcher Location

Laredo, Texas

Mexico City, Mexico

Contributor

Jenna Cholowinski

Citation

"Jose Brown (formerly known as Beary Brown) searching for his brother Peter and sister Ann Washington," The Enterprise (Omaha, NE), March 20, 1897, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 14, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4892