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MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my people, whom I have not seen since before the late war. | MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my people, whom I have not seen since before the late war. Mother was named Emily Thompson. She had one eye put out one night by patrol. Father was Joseph Thompson. Sisters, Amanda and Hannah. Hannah died in infancy. Brother's name was Joseph. These were all when I left. Grandma was Fannie Persley. Mother lived with Mr. Lodwill Bell. I was taken off one day while playing with other children on the placeby Messrs. McClaine and John Lumpkins, Negro traders. They brought me to Richmond, Virginia, and put me in the traders' yard. I was about seven years of age when I was taken from my people. I have not heard or seen them since. We lived near Richmond, Virginia. I am the mother of nine living children. Preachers and all who read this paper please help find my people. Address Hester Spraglin, in care of Rev. J. M. Nevils, Corinth Miss., lock box 42. | ||
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MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my people, whom I have not seen since before the late war. Mother was named Emily Thompson. She had one eye put out one night by patrol. Father was Joseph Thompson. Sisters, Amanda and Hannah. Hannah died in infancy. Brother's name was Joseph. These were all when I left. Grandma was Fannie Persley. Mother lived with Mr. Lodwill Bell. I was taken off one day while playing with other children on the placeby Messrs. McClaine and John Lumpkins, Negro traders. They brought me to Richmond, Virginia, and put me in the traders' yard. I was about seven years of age when I was taken from my people. I have not heard or seen them since. We lived near Richmond, Virginia. I am the mother of nine living children. Preachers and all who read this paper please help find my people. Address Hester Spraglin, in care of Rev. J. M. Nevils, Corinth Miss., lock box 42.