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flag boys ‚ rally around the f1a~ ‚ joy ‚ j oy ‚ for freed~om. ‘.. When the ~ar er~&ed. Mr . . Heard vi sited. every slave home aM broke the news to each family that they were free people and. if they BO ~ &esired. could. remain on hie plantation. MrB. ~• Avery‘ s family moved. aw~, in Zaet most slave families did., f~or old. man Heard. had~ been euc~i a cruel mast er ever~one was anxious to get away from him. How.. ever, one year later he sold. hie plantation to Mr George Tray].or and acme of the families moved. back, Mrs . jvery~ s family included..

	Mrs. Avery married at the age of 16; and ~ was the mother of 14 chi~drsn ‚ three of whom are still living. A1thot~gh she has. bad ŕ~uIte a bit of il1nees~ th~u‘ing her life, at present she le quite wel]. and. active in spite of her old.

ace. She assured the writer that the story of slavery, which she had. given

her ‚ was a true one and. sincerely hoped. it would. d.o some good. in this world.
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