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and Elvira Lewis, LaCenter, Ky. Thoso 2 negro woraen are very familiar with tho slavery period, as they were both slaves, and many of the facts eornmon to that time were witnessed by them. )

LA~R~NCE CO. (Edna Lane Carter)

	Extract from the Civil War diary kept by Eiphas P. Hylton, a Lawrence Co. volunteer in the Union Army: “On 17th of July (1864) 1 was detailed for picket duty and saw three thoucand negro soldiers on a grand review, a black cloud to see. On the 18th 1 was relieved of duty. Here I became dissatisfied as a soldier on account of the negro,negro,negro. On the 23rd we began to get ready to leave this negro hole and on the 24th, to our great joy and gladness, we were sent into o~np near Danville.“

~	(Viola Ba~r1ing)

	MøI~tø~h was a very progressive farmer and had a large supply of food, being a Rebel of the Rebel Army camped at the mouth of this creek near his homo where they could secure food. He had a slave called “Henry MCIntosh“ who was drafted into the Union Army. He did not want to go but his master told him~ ItWell Henry you will have to go, do not steal, nor lie and be good and when you get out come on back.“ He did come back and stayed here until

~	he died, he later married and was the father of “Ben McIntosh (colored) who later lived in H~1en for years. Mcintosh did not have any help on his fann after this slave was taken away from him. So he let the youth of 16 years Mr. Wooton, come to his home and help him get wood and work about the place. McIntosh had another slave hut gave him to his son~in~law John Hyden, who

.	then lived one mile up C~tshin from the Mouth of M~I~to~h. He had a small store which was the first store in that community.

~ (Sue Higgins)


~	Nthtio~s about nature when the stars fell in 1833.

.	Lt th~0id Thomas Kennedy farni (U~olø Tom‘ s Cabin) ‚ young Tom sud some
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