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	During the War her mother died with oho].era, arid after the war her step~father sold. or gave her away to an old Negro lady by the naine of Tillet, her Husband was a oaptain from the 116th regiment from Manchester.

	They had no children and so Aunt Jenny wa~ given or sold to Martha Tillet. Aunt Jenny still has the paper that was written with. her adoption by Mrs. Martha Tillet and John Redman, the paper was exactly as written below:

White Ranch.

September 10, 1866
To ~Vhcni it may concern, I, John Redinart has this day given my consent

that Mrs. Martha Tillet can haire my child Jenny Redman to raise and own as her child, that I shall not claim and take her away at any time in

the future.
his
John (x) Redinan
mark

	She has a picture in her possession of Captain Tillet in war costume aiid with his old rifle. Atfter the war the Tillets were sent back to Manohester where he was mustered outs Aunt Jenny being with them.“I stayed with them“ Atrnt Jenny said, “until I was married Dec. 14, 1876, to David McKee another soldier of the 116th regiment“. She draws a pension now fr~ his servio*s.

	David MoKee was a slave under John McKee, father of the late John McKee of this piâ~oe. li~ was finally sold to a man by the name of Merish Jackson.‘ “David~masters were good to him“ said Jenny “he learned to be a black smith under them“.

	~mt Jenny has the history of the 116th regiment, U.S.C. Infantry. Tillet was captain in this regiment and Da‘~id Mc~Kče a sol4ier then was a lot of soldiers in this regiment fr~. here. Thin Griffin being one, ~ a slave.

who died a‘ few yeax.s . ago. ~e hiat~y waa•. pr inted in. 18.66 an4 this ~ particulaz‘ copy was presented to Captain Tillet, and bears his signature.