Rev. Cornelius Thompson is seeking the relatives he last saw 37 years prior to this ad. Before being sold, Thompson was enslaved by Dr. Thomas Garnett, owner of the John George farm. Annie Elza and Elza Annie were also formerly enslaved there.
"Rev. Cornelius Thompson seeking his relatives, including Annie Elza and Elza Annie," Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), May 20, 1899, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 19, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/lastseen312/items/show/4693
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