Smithy Spencer seeking their brother Hiram Calvin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 4, 1887

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MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire of my brother; his name is Hiram Calvin, who used to belong to John Calvin. He was sold before the war. His father's named Gabriel Calvin, mother Sarah Calvin, sisters Harriett Calvin, Vardy Calvin, Mary Calvin, Martha Calvin, Margaret Calvin. My Smithy Spencer. Address 1511 corner Brazoos and Cherry street, Austin, Texas.

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Smithy Spencer seeking their brother Hiram Calvin. He was formerly enslaved by John Calvin.

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To the Editor

Date
August 4, 1887
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Austin, Texas

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Carly Beehler

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"Smithy Spencer seeking their brother Hiram Calvin," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), August 4, 1887, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3940

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