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NavyU.S. Armyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Peter Johnson searching for his mother Armensetta Johnson and his sisters Princess, Charlotte, and Janey The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 9, 1882 Peter Jordan looking for several members of his wife's, Cornelia Boykin, family and his own The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 3, 1882 Peter Simms searching for his mother Mrs. Henrietta Simms, and his siblings Anna, Billie and George Simms The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 17, 1881 Phillis Whitmire looking for several siblings including her sisters Lucinda Wright and Nicy Albirdy and brother Eli Wright The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 15, 1894 Phoebe Ann Jackson informing her brother of her location The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 11, 1866 Phoebe Bryant looking for her son William Henry Fisher (formerly William Henry Bryant) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 9, 1866 Phoebe Gibson (formerly Phoebe Smith) seeking information about Frederick Smith The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 14, 1883 Pink Green searching for his brother Joseph Green The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 16, 1887 Pleasant Beal (formerly Pleasant Slater) searching for Slater family The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 5, 1893 Pleasant Beale (formerly Pleasant Slater) searching for her mother Nancy Slater, father Carlisle Slater, and brother Peter Slater The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 24, 1893 Polly Fields her mother Rose Jackson, and her siblings Peggy Endona, Susan Jackson, Nancy Jackson, and John Miles The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 13, 1884 Polly Monds (formerly Polly Fields) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1878 Prudence and Phillis Carrol searching for their respective husbands John Atkinson and Bob Applewhite The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 22, 1867 R. B. Swayze searching for his brother Eugene Swayze The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 16, 1891 R. B. Swayze searching for their brother Eugene Swayze The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 8, 1887 R. D. Jones looking for the children and grandchildren of Henrietta Broadwater The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 14, 1889 R. D. Jones searching for Henrietta Broadwater's children and/or grandchildren The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 9, 1888 R. D. Jones searching for the children or grandchildren of Henrietta Broadwater The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 9, 1888 R. E. Johnson seeking information about their mother Lottie Rush, sister Mollie Welch, and brother Moses Vaughn The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 5, 1891 R. Gray searching for his maternal uncles Lawson and Charlie McClennan and his maternal aunts America McClennan and Mary Birtin (1st of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 14, 1893 R. Gray searching for his maternal uncles Lawson and Charlie McClennan and maternal aunts (2nd of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 7, 1894 R. H. Steward seeking information about Laura M. Young on behalf of her parents Moses and Matilda Young The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 8, 1884 Rachel Ann Martienas searching for her brothers Theodore, Thomas, and Dennis Williams The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 23, 1867 Rachel Baynan searching for her son George Roberts Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA) August 31, 1849 Rachel Blunt searching for her brother John Blunt The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 26, 1866 of 41
