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A Mother of Twenty-seven Children in Search of Her Offspring. <br /> | A Mother of Twenty-seven Children <br /> | ||
in Search of Her Offspring. <br /> | |||
To the Editor of the Banner: <br /> | To the Editor of the Banner: <br /> | ||
Knowing that you have always been kind to the poor I desire to put this notice in your paper: <br /> | Knowing that you have always been <br /> | ||
I desire to know of the whereabouts of my five children (colored), viz: Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They lived in Dickson County when last heard from. I have made every effort in my power to hear from them, and, having failed therein, am very | kind to the poor I desire to put this <br /> | ||
We were separated in the year 1858, at which time we resides in Dickson County, at Bell's Iron Works. <br /> | notice in your paper: <br /> | ||
I have had ''twenty-seven children'', and now I don't know the whereabouts of ''but three''. | I desire to know of the whereabouts <br /> | ||
of my five children (colored), viz: <br /> | |||
Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, <br /> | |||
Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They <br /> | |||
lived in Dickson County when last <br /> | |||
heard from. I have made every effort <br /> | |||
in my power to hear from them, and, <br /> | |||
having failed therein, am very un- <br /> | |||
happy. <br /> | |||
We were separated in the year 1858, <br /> | |||
at which time we resides in Dickson <br /> | |||
County, at Bell's Iron Works. <br /> | |||
I have had ''twenty-seven children'', and <br /> | |||
now I don't know the whereabouts of <br /> | |||
''but three''. | |||
Very respectfully, <br /> | Very respectfully, <br /> | ||
Jane Bell, <br /> | Jane Bell, <br /> | ||
Formerly servant of Montgomery Bell and now at the Planters' Hotel, Summer Street. | Formerly servant of Montgomery <br /> | ||
Bell and now at the Planters' Hotel, <br /> | |||
Summer Street. | |||
Revision as of 17:54, 30 March 2019
A Mother of Twenty-seven Children
in Search of Her Offspring.
To the Editor of the Banner:
Knowing that you have always been
kind to the poor I desire to put this
notice in your paper:
I desire to know of the whereabouts
of my five children (colored), viz:
Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell,
Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They
lived in Dickson County when last
heard from. I have made every effort
in my power to hear from them, and,
having failed therein, am very un-
happy.
We were separated in the year 1858,
at which time we resides in Dickson
County, at Bell's Iron Works.
I have had twenty-seven children, and
now I don't know the whereabouts of
but three.
Very respectfully,
Jane Bell,
Formerly servant of Montgomery
Bell and now at the Planters' Hotel,
Summer Street.