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Iargaret Green,	.
1430 iVories Street,
	Augusta, Georgia	.	~.
(Richr~ond County)

	largaret Œreen, 1430 3~ones Street was born in ia55 on the plantation ofMr. CookslcXie in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

	Margaret‘s house was spotlessly clean, her furniture of ~he golden oak type was polished, and the table cover and siçieboard scarfs were beautifully laundered. Ma~rgaret is a ariall, frJPm little figure dressed in a grey print dress with a full gathered skirt and a clean, starched apron with.stringe tied~ in~a bigbow. She has twinkling eyes, a kindly smile and a pleasant manner.

	“Yes,mam, I.. remembers slavery times very well. I wuz a little girl but I could go back home and shovi you right where Iwuz whs~ the sojers come through our plac~e with their grey clothes and bright brasa buttons.• They looked thghty fine ontheir hoases ridin‘ ‘round. i: c ou Id s how you ri ght where tho se s oj er s ~ had t he . camp‘ .

	Margaret desc~‘ibed *the q~uartera“, and told of the life. ~Ch. rain‘ ly had a garden pate h ‚ and o Olid rai s e o o t t on • Œi ].y tars e Co c~ke raised cotton; what w~ raised we .et~. ~ ~
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	“~àrgaret Were the slaves on your master‘s plantation mistreated?“

	“That you say? Mistreat? Oh! yoti mean w~bi~edt Tea, man, iome~ time ~arse Cooke w~1i~ us when We need it, but he naTerhurt nobody.. Ke ~just give ‘em a lick or two to make ‘em mind they ~usine~a.~ ~z~s*