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and sisters. There were four | and sisters. There were four | ||
brothers and four sisters. Bro | brothers and four sisters. Bro | ||
thers named Tonny, Louis, Handy, | thers [Brothers] named Tonny, Louis, Handy, | ||
and Sandy, but called Dick. Sis | and Sandy, but called Dick. Sis | ||
ters were named Easter, Badery, | ters [Sisters] were named Easter, Badery, | ||
Francis and Ellen, but she got | Francis and Ellen, but she got | ||
burned to death. Mother died | burned to death. Mother died | ||
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Beanny. We all belonged to | Beanny. We all belonged to | ||
Merderic B. McCray, in Montgom | Merderic B. McCray, in Montgom | ||
ery county, North Carolina. | ery [Montgomery] county, North Carolina. | ||
Brothers were all sold to a man by | Brothers were all sold to a man by | ||
the name of Tom Stokes five years | the name of Tom Stokes five years | ||
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and Jerry Alleyton until the drove | and Jerry Alleyton until the drove | ||
were mode up for shipment; bro | were mode up for shipment; bro | ||
ther Fanny ran away from Lex- | ther [brother] Fanny ran away from Lex- | ||
ington and went back to Merderic | ington [Lexington] and went back to Merderic | ||
B. McCray's in Montgomery, | B. McCray's in Montgomery, | ||
N. C. And they caught him, and | N. C. And they caught him, and | ||
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they both were put in jail in Troy, | they both were put in jail in Troy, | ||
Montgomery, N. C , and brought | Montgomery, N. C , and brought | ||
back to Lexington. Any informa | |||
tion concerning them would be | tion [information] concerning them would be | ||
thankfully received. My name | thankfully received. My name | ||
now is Handy Williams. Write to | now is Handy Williams. Write to | ||
me in care of Rev. A. Foster Cal | me in care of Rev. A. Foster Cal | ||
vert, Robertson county, Texas. | vert [Calvert], Robertson county, Texas. | ||
I am respectfully yours, | I am respectfully yours, | ||
HANDY WILLIAMS. | HANDY WILLIAMS. | ||
Revision as of 07:05, 15 March 2022
MR. EDITOR—Please allow me space to inquire for my brothers and sisters. There were four brothers and four sisters. Bro thers [Brothers] named Tonny, Louis, Handy, and Sandy, but called Dick. Sis ters [Sisters] were named Easter, Badery, Francis and Ellen, but she got burned to death. Mother died when I was a boy, her name was Beanny. We all belonged to Merderic B. McCray, in Montgom ery [Montgomery] county, North Carolina. Brothers were all sold to a man by the name of Tom Stokes five years before the war. And were carried from Montgomery to Lexington, S. C., by Tom Stokes and left there in care of Spruce McCray and Jerry Alleyton until the drove were mode up for shipment; bro ther [brother] Fanny ran away from Lex- ington [Lexington] and went back to Merderic B. McCray's in Montgomery, N. C. And they caught him, and uncle Emanuel, who ran away from a man by the name of Weathers in South Carolina. And they both were put in jail in Troy, Montgomery, N. C , and brought back to Lexington. Any informa tion [information] concerning them would be thankfully received. My name now is Handy Williams. Write to me in care of Rev. A. Foster Cal vert [Calvert], Robertson county, Texas.
I am respectfully yours,
HANDY WILLIAMS.