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	The men did. the manual labor on the farm and the women the domestic. Each white woman and girl had a special servant for her own use and care and each white man had his colored man or valet.

	There are no records of a big slave trade in this county. When a slave was sold it was usually to a friend or neighbor and most masters were very considerate and would not sell unless a family could go together. For instance from the diary of Mrs. Wliza Magowan 1853.4871, we read this:

“Lina and t wo children Scott and Dulcina sold to J. Wilkerson“. Also another item: “Violet married to Dennie‘t s:~owing that care was taken that marriages were made among the negroes.

	The darkies had suppers in their own quarters and had tauch merrymaking and laughter.

	IlinOss among the darkies were oared from among themselves hut under the watchful eye of the master and mistress.

	~	The daride s were deeply re ligious and learned much of the Bible from ~ devout mistresses who felt it their holy duty to taach these ignorant people the word of God. An extract from Mrs. Magowan‘s diary on July 25, 1866:

“Old Aunt Becky was baptised on the 20th; she being upwards of 70 years of age. A considerable interest on the subject of religion is manifest among the negroes, several have joined may they be kept by the power of God unto Salvation. The redemption of the soul is precious“. This is quoted t.o show that the Negro was considered as a human being and treated as such. •

¶	Also taken frcan Mrs. Magowan‘s diary: “Dore sold to Mr. Van Thompson.


o	siB~very, thou art a bitter draughts the‘ thousands have tasted of thee, ~ \~ thou ‚ art none the le s s bitter . „

‚~ ~‚_p__‘. The ~ndergrouxid Railroad did not run through this. oo~nty. No slaves were carried away on an~r such thing. The older people ~utemewed about