Benj. Motte searching for unnamed child on behalf of the child's mother

The Herald of the Union (Wilmington, NC)

March 23, 1865

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STRAYED.
A SMALL Colored Boy, about 4 years of age.—
Any information of his whereabouts will be
thankfully received by the subscriber, or the moth-
er [mother] of the boy. [21 1t] BENJ. MOTTE.

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Motte, and the child's mother, searching for a four year old boy. The boy is lost or missing. This ad was placed in Wilmington, North Carolina, two weeks before the Civil War ended.

Date
March 23, 1865
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Wilmington, NC

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Jesse Nasta

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"Benj. Motte searching for unnamed child on behalf of the child's mother," The Herald of the Union (Wilmington, NC) , March 23, 1865, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3373

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