Margaret Lynn (formerly Margaret Carlton) seeking her mother Sydney Carlton and her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

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MR. EDITOR—My relatives I left near Hillsborough within 12 miles of Eldorado, Arkansas. Mother's name Sydney Carlton. Sisters, Maria, Agnes, Louisa and Ellen Carlton, brothers Ben and Jack Carlton. I was brought to this country by Pink Scales in 1858 or 1859 My name at that time was Margaret Carlton. Address me at Shell Mound, Leflore county, M ss., in care of Rev. Elisha Coleman. MARGARET LYNN.

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Margaret Lynn (formerly Margaret Carlton) is seeking her mother, Sydney Carlton, and siblings: Maria, Agnes, Louisa, Ellen, Ben, and Jack Carlton. Lynn was separated from them in 1858 or 1859 by her former enslaver Pink Scales.

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To the Editor

Date
November 10, 1881
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Hillsborough, AR

Eldorado, AR

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"Margaret Lynn (formerly Margaret Carlton) seeking her mother Sydney Carlton and her siblings," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), November 10, 1881, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4423

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