The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Death of an aged Negress.

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Death of an aged Negress.

--Sylvia, familiarly known as ‘"Mamma,"’ died in Macon, Georgia, on the 1st instant, aged about 190 years. Sylvia was born of African parents, imported into the State of Virginia previous to Braddock's defeat, with which event she was familiar.

The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. February 25, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Death of an aged Negress.