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th9 : : t ~ar t ‚ hswe~er, •n~ end if the bed. wac UaUed te the wall. ~ ~ ~Wir~ i~ ~ ~t af arq kind •f ~tateriaI that a slave ci*]4 secure, burlap easka,a~aenberg,9te.

~r ~ lagge bag bad been ~ade with this ~at~ria1 ~it waa ~t~~ifted with straw. E~&yy

~	~1.Üfl~ fra~ aith~ t. side wz~.s ‘~ed far th~ ~ bed. aprin~a. ~.e o~ ~

:•:‘~i ~ 3 ~:i~d tø a L~nd1e at th~ end ~f thc~ î~d. ~ia 2~w~iitt~d th~ occupa~t tø ~ the

:: I :~ ~ it bec~e 1osseu~d. A fow ~ ut~nai1s coi~ic~ted th~ f~ruishin~. A~ ~

.~ ~ :‘. ~ S 2~.cLtrQd by ~ana of tho deer ~nd th~ •p~n fire ;lace.

d~¼11 St the slavea •n th~ plan.tatisn ~ï~‘e p~r~itt~ t&‘frelie wkam~yg~ tiaay vezated~

~	~L:: ±‘3r aa liu a tiafl ae they wanted te. T~e aaater gave th~ aU. •f the Whielcey tiat

t:~ ~ -‚~ ~ired. ~e St the ~aizi ti~e~ fer a frolic waa thtring a cern &vieking. At eack freue ~.. ~ r‘~ -;a~ dancing, fiddIiLg, arLd eating. Tk~ E~ext ~Srning,h~wever all had~ t be p~ep~d~ t• r~rt a8 ~1ffaa1 te the fielda.

~u1 were reç~üred te attend ck~rsk eack S*nday. Th~ a~e ùursk val Ued by the

~	~:~Qre and their sI8~ea. ~e swxiere atten~ded c~irek in the ~.rii*g at e1qy~ s‘s1,~ :~ t~IQ ~ lavea attezided at three s‘ c] •~. L white ~iiiie ter did. all cf the

‘iQ ~L‘ aer~n he presehed“ ‚ a~a Mi‘. Lewia ‚ “wa. tc read d~e Bible ‚ ~ tail ~a te

~	~ :~rt au‘ nSt tS s teal ~j ekiekene ‚ egga ‚ an‘ ~utter, f~a car ~ars tere .„ ~jj ~L~~.ing

.~ ~ ~ tiii~ ~ e1fe~e *iniater.

ï~en a cIu:pl e wi Ehed te narry the ~an secured the per*is sii~ cf hie int~nded

~‘:~: :~~i~r ~ if he c,nsen.ted/ a brec~ waa placed en the f1s~r and the ecc~1e j~p~d ever

~	~ ~T~re then ~rneunc~d a~ a~d wife.

~ere ~cvaa net a ~reat dea3. ‚f w~ipping .~ the p1a~tati.n et Dr. ~er~se1 ~ at

~:1 ~ : ~ aU w~Li4~2in~! were admini5terQd by S~e et the sv~rs~e~re ~1.yc~d sn th~ p1*~t&t1~u Z:‘, ~ :~ii~~uf wa~ •iüy whi:~2ed onc~ and thcin by th~ D.ct.r .Tkia was jiat a f~w day.

~	t:~ ~1ave~ were freed.. Irr. L~j~ ~ that the dct•r carie te the fi~1d ~

:~:~ c~::~)d hiz~Jj ~e told. hî~ that they were gsing te be fr~ed bat that befer~ ~ did free

~: ~ ~ ~ ~~*a8 ;oin~ t• 1~t ~ ~ Wh4t it wa~ 1i~ te ~e Whipped ~ a white ~L~z Said. he ;:~ :~ ~ ~: ~d. t• I)~d51t~ hin vii th a w~ite ak pa&dle.

~hQ1i there waa s~ia~ i1In~a~ *he s1av‘~e had the attentisn cf ~ FerrQl. ~n