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MR. EDITOR—I was taken away | MR. EDITOR—I was taken away | ||
from my mother, brothers and sis- | from my mother, brothers and sis- | ||
ters when 14 years of age. My | ters [sisters] when 14 years of age. My | ||
mother was named Matilda Curtley, | mother was named Matilda Curtley, | ||
brothers were named Lewis, Daniel, | brothers were named Lewis, Daniel, | ||
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which has been the means of a | which has been the means of a | ||
great many distressed colored peo- | great many distressed colored peo- | ||
ple finding their mothers and rela- | ple [people] finding their mothers and rela- | ||
tives whom they were separated | tives [relatives] whom they were separated | ||
from before the war. I have reason | from before the war. I have reason | ||
to believe that they are Wood- | to believe that they are Wood- | ||
ford county, Frankford county city, | ford [Woodford] county, Frankford county city, | ||
but can't hear from them by letter. | but can't hear from them by letter. | ||
I trust all my mother's brothers | I trust all my mother's brothers | ||
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beautiful river when the martial | beautiful river when the martial | ||
host of God shall assemble to re- | host of God shall assemble to re- | ||
ceive their rewards. God forbid | ceive [receive] their rewards. God forbid | ||
that any of us should then hear the | that any of us should then hear the | ||
bursting thunders of His wrath. I | bursting thunders of His wrath. I | ||
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finding my folks, but will close by | finding my folks, but will close by | ||
asking all persons friendly to an ex- | asking all persons friendly to an ex- | ||
slave to write me at Oxford, Miss., | slave [ex-slave] to write me at Oxford, Miss., | ||
if they know of anything of their | if they know of anything of their | ||
whereabouts. The pastor of the | whereabouts. The pastor of the | ||
colored church will please read this | colored church will please read this | ||
letter to his congregation at Pa- | letter to his congregation at Pa- | ||
ducah and at Frankford, Woodford | ducah [Paducah] and at Frankford, Woodford | ||
Co., Ky. | Co., Ky. | ||
SARAH JANE CURTLEY | SARAH JANE CURTLEY |
Revision as of 06:55, 15 March 2022
MR. EDITOR—I was taken away from my mother, brothers and sis- ters [sisters] when 14 years of age. My mother was named Matilda Curtley, brothers were named Lewis, Daniel, Amons and Curtley. My sisters were called Francis Curtley. I was sold at Paducah, Ky., to Madison Plant, who brought me to Mississippi in 1851. I have not heard from my mother, brothers or sister since. Will you be kind enough to publish this letter in your valuable paper which has been the means of a great many distressed colored peo- ple [people] finding their mothers and rela- tives [relatives] whom they were separated from before the war. I have reason to believe that they are Wood- ford [Woodford] county, Frankford county city, but can't hear from them by letter. I trust all my mother's brothers will take an interest in helping me to find my folks, but should I not meet them in this world I hope to meet them on the margin of that beautiful river when the martial host of God shall assemble to re- ceive [receive] their rewards. God forbid that any of us should then hear the bursting thunders of His wrath. I could write on and on if I thought it would enable me in any way in finding my folks, but will close by asking all persons friendly to an ex- slave [ex-slave] to write me at Oxford, Miss., if they know of anything of their whereabouts. The pastor of the colored church will please read this letter to his congregation at Pa- ducah [Paducah] and at Frankford, Woodford Co., Ky.
SARAH JANE CURTLEY