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the ground In each end was a fire place; in one end a small room, which was used as office; adjoining, there was another room where the whipping was done. To reach the second story there was built on the outside,steps leadin~g to a door, through which the fema1e~ prisoners were taken to the room. All o1~ the buildings had dirt floors. .

	UI do not know much about the Negroes on the plantation who were there at that time . Slave s were brought a~d taken away always chained together, men walkin~g and women in ox carts. I had heard of several escapes and many were captured. One of the overseers had a pack of 6 or 8 trained blood hounds which were used to trace escaping slaves.

	~	“Before I close let me give you a sketch of my family tree. My grandmother was a Haitian Negre s s ‚ grandfather a Frenchman . My father was a Creole.

	.	ttAfter returning home in 1864, I completed my high school education in New Orleans in 1870, graduated from Fisk University 1874, taught French there until l88~3, married Prof. Fayman, teacher of history and English. Since then I have lived in Washington, New York, • and Louisiaxma. For further information, write me (col.), Baltimore, to be forwardedtt.