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Lucindy Millsap searches for her two brothers

July 18, 1891

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National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States

In this newspaper ad, Lucindy Millsap searches for her two brothers—one of whom is blind. They ran away with General William T. Sherman's forces in 1864.

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  • Title: Lucindy Millsap searches for her two brothers
  • Date Created: July 18, 1891
  • Subject Keywords: Reconstruction, slavery, searching, 13th Amendment
  • Transcript:
    Lucindy Millsap, a colored woman near Conyers, Ga. wishes information of her two brothers, London and Anderson Bass, who ran away with Gen. Sherman's army in 1864. London Bass was totally blind and was led off to Atlanta, Ga., during the seige of that place, by his brother Anderson, making the remarkable trip through the woods and swamps a lone, going in the direction of the Union artillery. Northern papers, and any papers wishing to do a kind act to a poor colored woman, will please copy.
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  • Publisher: The State Capitol (Springfield, IL)
  • Original Source: Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery
  • Rights: “Lucindy Millsap searching for her two brothers London and Anderson Bass,” Information Wanted Ad, The State Capitol (Springfield, IL), July 18, 1891, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed August 12, 2019, http://informationwanted.org/items/show/2339.
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