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A Mother of Twenty-seven Children | A Mother of Twenty-seven Children | ||
in Search of Her Offspring. | in Search of Her Offspring. | ||
To the Editor of the Banner: | |||
Knowing that you have always been | To the Editor of the Banner: | ||
kind to the poor I desire to put this | |||
notice in your paper: | Knowing that you have always been | ||
I desire to know of the whereabouts | kind to the poor I desire to put this | ||
of my five children (colored), viz: | notice in your paper: | ||
Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, | |||
Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They | I desire to know of the whereabouts | ||
lived in Dickson County when last | of my five children (colored), viz: | ||
heard from. I have made every effort | Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, | ||
in my power to hear from them, and, | Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They | ||
having failed therein, am very | lived in Dickson County when last | ||
heard from. I have made every effort | |||
We were separated in the year 1858, | in my power to hear from them, and, | ||
at which time we | having failed therein, am very unhappy. | ||
County, at Bell's Iron Works. | |||
I have had | We were separated in the year 1858, | ||
now I don't know the whereabouts of | at which time we resided in Dickson | ||
County, at Bell's Iron Works. | |||
Very respectfully, | |||
I have had twenty-seven children, and | |||
Formerly servant of Montgomery | now I don't know the whereabouts of | ||
Bell and now at the Planters' Hotel, | but three. | ||
Very respectfully, | |||
JANE BELL, | |||
Formerly servant of Montgomery | |||
Bell and now at the Planters' Hotel, | |||
Summer Street. | Summer Street. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:56, 26 July 2020
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 unhappy.
We were separated in the year 1858, at which time we resided 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.