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GaDThTd County . Atlas . - Stone e from Ex.-Slave s . (Eliza Ison) . (4) .


	“Cote sInners ai~ Sai~ts and hear me tell ~

~	The wonders of Es~an-u~-.e1, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~Jho brought my soul with him to dwell

	And give nie heavenly union.“	~ ~ S ~ “The tirEt funeral sermon I remember preached by John Moran,
	negro at thefirst Baptist here In Lancaster. ~	~ ~. ~ : ~

	“The negroes would talk among themselves, but nfve~ carried tales~~ to the white folks. I never heard of ~i~r ~ betweenblacksargi ; ‚ whites. On Sunday‘ s we would hold prayer meetings among ourselves.: The~ neighbors would come when slaves were sick . Old Miatus. lOoked after u~, giving us teas made of catnip and vermifuge. Poultices. o~. dock leaves and slippery e]m were also used. when were élck. Some of the slaves wore rabbit feet for charms and skliis of snakes for a belt
	as a chann.	~ ~ ~ ~ ~

	“My first wedding was 53 ~ years ago • The wornsn was named ~na Barren, rai. sed by Dr • Pettu s • I had no children • We went to Mr • Spencer Hubble to live, In Lincoln County. ~ ~ ~ao c~ii • ~ :.

	I received the first news of freedom joyftlly. I went tc.oaâ • man Onstott‘s to live. I lived there two or three year~.I t4~*:

Lbe Lincoln a great man. He did not beHeve in ~J.&very ~d.would~ :. have pa~th! soutliernpeople for their slaves if 116: 1I&d. liV€d. All the slage e on Morse Stone ‚ s place were treated well.
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