Jennie Brown, to Sheriff, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
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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
Citation
Jennie Brown, “Jennie Brown, to Sheriff, Mecklenburg County, Virginia,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/516.