Wanted to Know (1871)

Esq. J.R. VANN is anxious to learn the whereabouts of the following negroes, all but one of whom recently left his place, after breaking into his house and taking sundry articles.  The following are the names: Bill THOMAS, Geo. Washington BLOCKER, Pete, a weak minded boy, and three women, Kizzie, and her three daughters, Lucy, Betty, and Ella.


Source: Whig & Tribune. 7 August 1871. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.

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