Jennie Brown, to Sheriff, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

10_0563_001 Jennie Brown ltr.JPG
10_0563_002 Jennie Brown ltr.JPG
10_0563_003 Jennie Brown ltr.JPG
Brown to Sheriff_1882_transcription_10_0563_001-003.pdf

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Title

Jennie Brown, to Sheriff, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Subject

African Americans, slavery, family

Description

For decades after the Civil War African Americans searched for family members who had been separated by the domestic slave trade. In 1882, Jennie Brown, of Corinth, Mississippi, wrote to the sheriff of Mecklenburg County, Virginia, to ask about members of her family. She provided the name of her former owner (King), the name of the sheriff who sold her (Philip Goul), and names of her family. Surviving documents to not disclose whether Jennie Brown was able to make contact with her former family.

Creator

Jennie Brown

Source

Mecklenburg County Free Negro and Slave Records, 1781-1882, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.

Date

June 18, 1882

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

CC BY-SA

Format

JPG

Type

Manuscript letter

Identifier

10_0563_001 Jennie Brown ltr, 10_0563_002 Jennie Brown ltr, 10_0563_003 Jennie Brown ltr, Brown to Sheriff_1882_transcription_10_0563_001-003.pdf

Coverage

Mecklenburg County, Virginia; Mississippi

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