Minerva Stokes is searching for her mother Emily Berry who belonged to Richard Berry of Nashville, TN. She was carried to Memphis, TN by John Overton and sold. A letter came to Nashville from Emily stating that she had been in Illinois and traveled to Mississippi and back since the war. The letter inquired for Mary Martha, Billy, and Minerva. While they were the intended recipients, Emily's children did not actually receive this letter, only heard about it.
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