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Page 40
... negro fiddlers , and was of a character " not to be sneezed at . " There were three of these fiddlers in the neighborhood - Rube and Ming , who belonged to Billy Clark , and Sneb , who belonged to Boyd . I have never heard any sweeter ...
... negro fiddlers , and was of a character " not to be sneezed at . " There were three of these fiddlers in the neighborhood - Rube and Ming , who belonged to Billy Clark , and Sneb , who belonged to Boyd . I have never heard any sweeter ...
Page 41
... negro to say that they were faithful , obedient and loving to the whites , and there was no lullaby ever sung to the ... negro was never better exemplified than in that which I am about to relate . Christopher Carter was a neighbor of ...
... negro to say that they were faithful , obedient and loving to the whites , and there was no lullaby ever sung to the ... negro was never better exemplified than in that which I am about to relate . Christopher Carter was a neighbor of ...
Page 43
... negro man by the name of Fred . He also had a wife at my mother's home , and her name was Rachel . These two were also father and mother of several children . Carter became in- volved in debt and had to sell Fred to get money to pay off ...
... negro man by the name of Fred . He also had a wife at my mother's home , and her name was Rachel . These two were also father and mother of several children . Carter became in- volved in debt and had to sell Fred to get money to pay off ...
Page 60
... negro men- " Old Major , " a free negro , and Levi Bryson , who belonged to I. N. Bryson of Louisiana . The dancing generally continued from dusk until dawn , and frequently during the night the old song sung in accompaniment to the ...
... negro men- " Old Major , " a free negro , and Levi Bryson , who belonged to I. N. Bryson of Louisiana . The dancing generally continued from dusk until dawn , and frequently during the night the old song sung in accompaniment to the ...
Page 62
... negro man by the name of Estin . The two were about the same age and when boys , lived on a farm together and so grew to manhood . When Mr. Broad- head was married , about the year 1853 , Estin became his property by virtue of a gift ...
... negro man by the name of Estin . The two were about the same age and when boys , lived on a farm together and so grew to manhood . When Mr. Broad- head was married , about the year 1853 , Estin became his property by virtue of a gift ...
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