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Washington Allen, ~3lavs.

Born:	Dsoember ~ 18b4. Place of bfrth: “3orae where“ in South Carolin~,
Preaont Resittenoeg 1932	?Ifth AYim~e Colwnbua Georgia.
~ UI UIU


Interviewe4:	Doei~ber 18, t9~6.

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~he story of‘ “Uncle ~~ash“~ aa he te faailiarl~ known, is oon4•nsed

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}le w~e born on the plantation of a DIr. ~iaahington Allen of South C~roltna, for whom he W8$ natied. This ~. Allen hRd never~l a~ns and ~nu«~hters. z~nd of these, one eon ~ ~&. Georg• Allen c~ whoa during the l8t~O‘i left his South Carolinti horn. and eettle~ near

La1~ayette~ Alabama. About l8~8, ~. W~sbington Allen died ~nd t~s next year, when “Wash“ wee “a five ~ y‘eir old shtwer“, the Allen estate in 3outb Carolina w~s divided — all •zoept the Allen

I1e~i‘o *~lavea. Thet~e, at the instr~noe *rn6 Inaletenee nf ~. George Allen, were t~ken to LR?87ettO~ Alabar~, to be sold. AU were ~ut on i~he blook and auctioned o if, ~‚. George AIlt~n bujin~ ev~r~y ~eßro. so tP;r~t not ~ a1n~le ~ilnve fRr~iily ~V)$ divit~e~i up.

“Uncle ~i~5~fl doee not rePlet!iber ~ he ‘~fets~ed at de sale“, but ~s does cliattnctly re~mmber that au he etenp~d up on the blook to be sold~ the auctioneer ran hic h~nd !~ovt~r t~y het~ci nnd 8aid~

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