Freedmen's Bureau Records: Thomas P. Jackson to John A. McDonnell, December 5, 1867
Summary:
Jackson asks for information about a man known as "Uncle Flemming," who may know how to find Nancy Thorton's children, who were bought by a man named Quarles. Benjamin Cook in Richmond reports that the man's name is really John Coyle, and that he lives in West Virginia.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Office 4th Division, 9th Sub-District, Virginia.
Capt. John A. McDonnell
Sub Asst. Comr
Winchester
Dec 5, 1867
Staunton, Va.
Captain
I respectfully ask enquiry be made at Richmond for a colored man known only here as "Uncle Fleming" said to live at "Lee's" jail, an old slave pen. If found, that he be asked to give the name and residence of the man named Quarles, who bought three of the children of Nancy Thornton, Reuben about 13 years old Amy 12 and Ransome 11. Nancy is very anxious to find her children and if Fleming can not be found at Lee's Jail I ask such enquiry be made for him as will discover him if in Richmond.
Very Respectfully
Yr. obt servt
Thos P. Jackson
Agent
Bureau R.F. and A.L., Office A.S.A.C. 1st Div. 3rd Sub Dist., Richmond, Va., Dec. 17th 1867
Respectfully returned to Paul R. Hambrick S.A.C. with the information that the within named person John M. Coyle (not Quarles) enquired for resides in Charlestown, Jefferson, Co. W. Va.
Benj. C. Cook, Bvt. Capt. and A.S.A.C.
