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~Lr. ~h.rge L~wii wae bsrn in Yenaaesla,Fl•rid.a December 17,1849. In s&aiti,n
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~3 hui*eelf and. hie parents, 8•phia and Charles Lewie, there were thirteen ether children;

)j~ ~f whoa were irle. J~Ir.. Lewie (G~•.) wai th~e third eldeet child.

	~lthou;h married Mr. Lavîi~‘ parent~ b~1o~~~ te different ewner5. Hwever, :~r. Bro~enIian~ often ~llowr~d hi~ ~Qrvant to vid~t his wife on. the pla~tati,n er her ‚ ~?r, ~ Carelino Br~ht.

	In reard t~ werk all et the ~a~:~berß Gf thr~ ~ clan fared ver~r well. Tii~ f_ th‘n‘, -~ihe b~1~n~ te Dr. Br~senhan, wa~ a &dl].ed. shipbu~il~er and. h~i wac pQr~itt~ !: I~ÎTE~ hi~c~lf :~t t~ thosa ~ his $ervioee. He waa also allowed. t~ hire,,~thoee ~ :~:Lidr~ belen~in; to hi~ who wore ~ld ~neu~h te werk. H. visa •n1,‘ rec~uir~d ta pa~

.i$ ~L~tn‘ cuid tht:) ~istrs~e~ of his chuldrma a cc~rtain 2~rcont if‘ his ~rnin~a. O~ the :::i;ht plantation Lr~. L~wi~ served aø ~iaid and as part •f her duti~ she had. t. help ith the ceeIcin~. LIr. Lewia and hie ~n‘othera and. 8iatE~ra were never reç~tir~ad t. d.

~	i~ch work. liest ef their tine wae a~pent in playing areund in the yard .f th~big :~use.

In answer te a qucry CQUC~)rI11ng the wor~c rQc~uir~ments Cf the •ther alavee •n

~i$ particular plantation Mr. Lr~wis rt~plîQd “De sun vîiuld never ketch de~ at ~ høuae.

~	de ti~ae Lt WL~ Up dey had dsne ~ct t• de fiel‘—-~—net c~ gwine. I‘ve kniwn ~ t,

:ave to wait 4fl1 it W~6 br~ht cnou;h te se~ how te plow without “~ivQring“ the

~:Iai~tc up. y lef‘ ~e early in de zornings dat br~aLcfu~e‘ had.	te be sont te d~n in

~	f1~]. ‚ s Dq cUlJ~tn waa de ones who carriQd. de ~i~alø thera. Dis w~e de firat jib

:~at I ~iad. All de ~aile W~i2 ç~ut on a lsng stick an‘ e.~ebedy held. t• each end •~ da

stick. If de fiel‘ hande w~is tic far away fu~ de heuee at dinner time it w~ia aent to

:~ F:~ ~a~e as d~ breakfu~“..	‚

	A.U ef the alavcia en the ~plantation wc~re awakened each ~ierning by a bugle or a horn ;7hich was blown by the •verseer. The ~a~e cv~raeor cave the aignal fer

~th.n~r hour by blowing en the sane horn. ~ll were uaually given Que hei~r f•r dinner, :;~~ had. te~ di any VIOrk after lèavin~ the fiel~ s U.U1e88 it h~P2eUed. tS ~be ~era.nal
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