Emily Robbins searching for her mother Patsy

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 26, 1885

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INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er. Her the name was Patsy. We be-
longed to a speculator who lived near
Greensboro, N. C. He took her to Ala-
bama and sold her, but kept me, a small
child. My present name and address is,
Emily Robbins, Westfield, Indiana.

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Emily Robbins searching for her mother, Patsy, who was sold by a speculator in Alabama.

Date
February 26, 1885
Searcher Location

Westfield, IN

Searchee Location

Greensboro, NC

AL (Alabama)

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Margaret Strolle

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"Emily Robbins searching for her mother Patsy ," The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), February 26, 1885, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 20, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/812

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