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	Interviewer	ThomasF.liaore Iaio~y~ ~
	Person interviewed	Bob Potte~Ru8se1iv~ik1a~ àrkax~saa
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.	“Sui,e, you oughter rernamber meau..Bob Potter. Used to know you when

you was a boy passin‘ de house every day goin‘ down to de old Democrat printin‘ office. Knowed yo‘ brother and all y~‘ folks. Knowed yo‘ pappy mighty well. Is yo‘ ma and pa livin‘ now? No euh, I reckin not..

	“I was born de seventeenth of September, 1873 right here in Russellville. ]~ddy‘s name was Dick, and mudder‘s was Ann Potter,~ 1~ddy died berore I was born, and I never seed him. Mudder‘s been deed about eighteen yeahs. Dey master was named Hale, and he lived up around Dover soniewheres on his farm, but I dunno how dey come by de name Potter. Well, now, lezmne see—.oh, yes, dey was freed at Dover after dey come dore from North Ca‘liny. I think my ~na Wft$ born in West Virginia, and den dey went to North ‘ liny and den to South Ca‘ liny, and den come to Arkansas.

IPI raised seven boys and lost five chilien. Dore was three girls and

nine boys. All dat‘s livixi‘ is here except one in Fresno, California. My old woman here ‚ she tells fortunes i~or de white folks and belongs to de Holiness church but I don‘t belong to none; I let her look after de religion for de fambly.“ (Interjection from Mr8. Potter: AYes ~ you bet I belongs to de Holiness chu ‚ ch~, You got to walk in. de light to be saved, and if you do walk in de light you can‘t sin. I been saved for a good many yeahs and axa goin ‚ on in de faith. Praise de Lawd~ „ )