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	nI~T papa and Brutten (Brittaizi) Wifliaias same age. Old Mistress Fraukie (TCTII Wilhiamz‘, sr. wife) say, ‘Let ‚~ be, he aintt goiner whoop Fenna, he‘s kin to hi~a. He ain‘t goirter lay his lmnd on Fenr~a.‘ They whoop niggers black as me. Feima waited on Master Brufrben Williams. Ferna was half white. ITO was John Williams‘ boy. John was Brutten‘ s brother. John Williams weiit.

to Mississippi and overseed for Mr. Bass. Mars Erutten got crazy. He‘d shoot at aiythiug and call it a hawk.

	“Mother vias a field woman. Y~hen she got in 111 health, they pub her to sew. Miss Evaline Perry in Mississippi learned her how to sew. She sewed up bolts of cloth into clothes for the niggers.

	“Brutten Vfiilie~as bought her from Joe Battle and he willed her to Joe Wi].1iat~is. She cooked and wove sœi~e in her young life. Rich white folks didn‘t sell niggers unless they got mad about th~, Like mother, they chai~ed her aboute WO never was cried off and put up in front of the public.

“Mars Joe Battle wasn‘t good. He ruled ‚ e~ all. He was Mars M~.x~naduke

Battle‘ s uncle. They went ‚ round to big towns and had a good. time. Miss

PO1]~t Henry married L~ars Brutten. He moved back (froeri Mississippi) to North

Carolina. They had a big orchard. They give it all away soon as it ripen.

He had a barrel of apple and peach brandy, He give some of it out in cups.

They	said there was sc~ne double rectif~ring iii that barrel of brandy. He died~ “Master Tc~n was killed in ware Y~11~1 he had a ferlough he give all the

ineai on his place five dollars and every woman a sow pig to raise froen. Tole us all good-bye, said he‘d never get back alive. He give me one and ~r mother one too. We prized than hogs ‘bovo everything we ever had. He got killed.

Master Tœa was so good to his niggers. He never whooped th~. His wife ruled him, ~nade him do like she wanted everything but mean to his niggers.