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