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they worø several wai8ts and 8eezned absolutely unaware of the heat.

	One x~an, wearing the typical dress of the poverty-stricken old person of this district, ~8 Tim Thornton, ‘~tho used to live on the Virgi nia plantation of Mr~ • Lavinia Tinsley. His ragged pants are sewed up 4th cord, and ön his coat nails are used where buttons used to be. In the edgee of his “8alt and pepper“ hair are stuck matoi~es, convenient for lighting hi~ pipe. His beard is bushy and. his lower lip pendulou8 and long, showing strong yello~ teeth, his manns‘ is kindly, and. he is known as “Old ~ inging T ira“ be caus e he hums sp irituala all day long as he stun~s around to ‘an lean ing on a s t lok.



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	Plantations owned by Dr. Balding 11111er in Burke County had about eight hundred slaves. Governor Piokens of south Caixlina was said to bave had abou~t i~our hundred on his various plantations~ The Ttilliam Morris plantations in Burke County had about five hundred slaves.