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Date:         Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:26:55 -0400
Reply-To: LBall3466@AOL.COM
From: Linda BALL 
Subject:      [D-S] Please Help Af-Am Researchers
To: DEEP-SOUTH-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU

Hi Deep South Roots:  We Af-American researchers have a hard time finding
our "past", our Roots, if you happen to know your southern family owned
slaves please post the information....I for one, would never feel offended..
I know its a shameful part of our (USA) passed, but it is in the past.  Most
of us can only find leads from "caucasian" researchers.  Below is a list
of vital information where you may find Slavery information within your
records... PLEASE share !
Attention All Rooters with SlaveData:

We would certainly encourage and support all researchers to share any  and  
all slave data you encounter in your genealogical pursuits. We, African 
Ancestored Researchers (aka: Afrigeneas), have a project of 
some 7 year duration to gather, compile and make available slave data to the 
African Ancestored researcher. Records kept by the slaveowner are frequently 
the only clue to our ancestors, particularly during the period 1619-1870.

Sought records include:
Advertisements          Apprenticeship         Bible Records
Bills of Sale           Birth Records          Census Schedules
Church Records          Cohabitation           Court Recorda
DayBooks/Logs           Death Records          Diaries-Journals
Inventories             Legislative Acts       Manumissions
Marriage Records        Military Records       Misc Records
Pension Records         Plantation Records     Run-A-Ways
SlaveOwerners           Slave Sales            Tax Records
Wills

If you feel in anyway "ashamed"  "embarrassed" or "funny" 
sharing your info:  I will take info via email, and place your information
in the proper area of the forum to share with the Af-American researchers.
If you would rather your personal name not be included, I can under-
stand that, but a push in the right direction for someone else, would be
GREAT !  Thanks for reading this:   Linda

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From: LBall3466@aol.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 01:29:45 -0400 (EDT)
To: jr@jrshelby.com
Subject: Re: [D-S] Please Help Af-Am Researchers

Dear John:
  Thank you so much for including us in your web page, the email
   "clickable" address would be quicker to be
     Slavedata@aol.com
  They can edit out and place the people in the order they would
  like the page to be formated into.
  THANKS !  SO MUCH !!
  Linda

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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:07:23 -0500
To: afrigeneas@MsState.Edu
From: Valencia King Nelson 
Subject: SlaveData Needed
Sender: owner-afrigeneas@MsState.Edu

Attention All Rooters with SlaveData:

We would certainly encourage and support all researchers to
share any  and  all slave data you encounter in your
genealogical pursuits. We, African Ancestored Researchers
(aka: Afrigeneas), have a project of some 7 year duration to
gather, compile and make available slave data to the African
Ancestored researcher. Records kept by the slaveowner are
frequently the only clue to our ancestors, particularly
during the period 1619-1870.

Sought records include:
Advertisements         Apprenticeship         Bible Records
Bills of Sale          Birth Records          Census Schedules
Church Records         Cohabitation           Court Recorda
DayBooks/Logs          Death Records          Diaries-Journals
Inventories            Legislative Acts       Manumissions
Marriage Records       Military Records       Misc Records
Pension Records        Plantation Records     Run-A-Ways
SlaveOwerners          Slave Sales            Tax Records
Wills
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Such information  provided is available  to all researchers
at our FTP site and at the Afrigeneas HomePage. It is also
available in the AOL Genealogy Forum Libraries.
Afrigeneas@MsState.Edu

What format would we want the data? Well in the final
analysis, whatever is best for you, the Sharer.

A preferred format follows:

Slaveowners Name:
Name of Slave:
Parent(s) of Slave:
BirthPlace of Slave:
Age of Slave:
Sex of Slave:
Color of Slave:
Other PhysicalDescription:
Other Information:
Source Document:
State:
County:
Year of Source Document:
How to Access Source Document:

This information may be submitted directly to
         http://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/#submit

or to Alva Griffith, Project Coordinator
        GFSAlva@aol.com


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Thanx for your attention and for your help!

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