Rev. Cornelius Thompson seeking his relatives, including Annie Elza and Elza Annie

An Inquiry Notice.
Rev. Cornelius Thompson, once
the servant of Dr. Thomas Garnett, who
owned the John George farm on the
north-east side of Chickahominy
swamp in New Kent Co., wishes to
find relatives. The farm joining on
the south-west side of this swamp be-
longing [belonging] to Ned Bradley. He frequent-
ly [frequently] visited there, and took unto himself
a wife.
There were only two colored ladies
there, one Annie Elsa and the other
Eliza Annie. I was sold by Dr. Garnett
and taken to Richmond, Va. This has
been about 37 years.
He is now residing at Rondeau, On-
teria [Onteria].

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