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	‘PI waa born the third year alter the surrender. I was born In Okoloxta, Mississippi. My parents wa~ ~Tane Bowen and Henry Harrlaon. Ma had seven children. They lived on th Gates place at freedcm. I‘m the onliest one of my kin living anywherea ‚ bout flOW. Ma never was sold but pa waa.

	“Parson Canithers brought pa frc~i Alabama. He was a good runner and when h• was little he throid his hip outer j‘int running racea. Then Par8Ofl Car~ithere learnt him a trade-‘-‘a shoemaker. When he was still nothing 1~it a lad he was sold for q~uite a sum of money. When emancipation come on he could read and write and make chance.

	RSo den he was out in the world cripple. He started teaching school. He had been a preacher, too, dunn‘ slavery. He preached and taught school, He was justice of the peace and representative for two te~na from CLiickaeaw County in the state legislature. I heard them talk about that and when I started to school Mr. &~ggs was the white man principal. Pa was one teacher and there was acme more teachers. He wa~ a teacher a long tim. He was eighty odd and ma was sixty odd when she died. Both died in Mississippi.

	“SLy folks said Master Gates was good. I knowd my pa‘ s young Master Gates. Pa said he never got a whooping. They made a right ~nart of money outen his work. He said some of the boots he made brung high as twenty dollars. Pa had a good deal of Confederate bills as I recollects. Ma said some of them on Gates‘ place got whooping..