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sent him to another job and when he returned his wife would be gone, The master only said ttdOfltt worry you can get another one“.

— .~ Mrs. Jones has a sister ninety-two years of age living with. her now, vrho was sold from the auction block in Manchester. Her sister was only twelve years of age when sold and her master received ~1,22O.OO for her, then she was taken south to some plantation. Mso her father was sold at that place at an auction of slaves at a high price, handcuffed and takes south. She nevér saw her father again. She says the day her father was sold there was a long line of slaves to be sold and after they were sold and a good price paid for each they were handcuffed and marched away to the South, her father was among the number.

The Auction block at Manchester was built in the open, from rough~-.made

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lu~iber, a few steps and a platfor~.on top of that ~the slave sold. He would
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look at the crowd as the auctioner would give a general description of the ability and physical standing of the man. He heard the bids as they c~ne in wondering what his master would ‘be like.

	Mrs. Jones claims she had no privileges, but had as before stated pleifty to eat and wear, and a good place to sleep; but most masters treated them cruel and beat them most of the time. They were also underfed at most places, but since they had such a good master they did not want for a thing.

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	Cemetery Hill as it is known to us here, being in London, Ky. was a hill on whioh a Civil Warbattle was fought. The trenches are still here. The hill was given to the north to bury their dead by Jarvis Jackson, a ~ • great grand father of the Jar~is Jackson who is now citypŕU~oe of London, today. By some reason, the s oldiers were taken up Sand moved to a different place only a few years ago. Mrs. Hoage says“‘ the first daisies that were