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Lizzie Taylor wants to locate her cousin

August 25, 1894

National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States

In this ad searching for her cousin, Lizzie Taylor notes that she is “all alone in the world” and “anxious to find” her cousin.

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  • Title: Lizzie Taylor wants to locate her cousin
  • Date Created: August 25, 1894
  • Subject Keywords: Reconstruction, slavery, 13th Amendment, searching
  • Transcript:
    Notice! I am desirous to find the whereabouts of my cousin, Mrs. M. A. Robinson. The last I heard of her she was keeping a grocery store in Indianapolis. Her husband's name is Edward Robinson. I am all alone in the world, and am anxious to find her. Address Mrs. Lizzie Taylor, Jamestown, P. O. Rhode Island.
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  • Publisher: The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Original Source: Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery
  • Rights: “Lizzie Taylor,” Lost Relatives Ad, The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN), August 25, 1894, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed August 12, 2019, http://informationwanted.org/items/show/3110.

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