Robert West seeking information about his sisters Sara Coates and Emily Thompson and his brothers John West and John Williams

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

March 20, 1865

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Information Wanted.
ROBERT [unclear] WEST seeks to find the whereabouts
of his two sisters, Mrs. SARAH COATES and
Mrs. EMILY THOMPSON, who belonged to a Mr.
Grubbs, near Waterford, Virginia. Also his two
brothers, GEORGE WEST and JOHN WILLIAMS,
who lived in Lovettsville, Loudon county, Virginia.
Please address this paper. ap22

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Robert West looking for his sisters, Sara Coates and Emily Thompson, who were formerly enslaved by Mr. Grubbs near Waterford, VA. His brothers, John West and John Williams, were last known to live in Lovettsville, VA.

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March 20, 1865
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New Orleans, LA

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Karyna Hlyvynska

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"Robert West seeking information about his sisters Sara Coates and Emily Thompson and his brothers John West and John Williams," The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA), March 20, 1865, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/931

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