~r~1az~ 1937 J90044 (Stories front ex-slaves)
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		   ANNIE YOU1~G HENSON, Ex-slave


Reference:-	Personal interview with Annie Youni~ Henson, ex-slave)at African M. E. :~or~e, 207 Aisquith St., Baltimore.




	“i was born in Northumberland County, Virginia, 86 years ago.

Dau~ter of Mina and Torn Miller. I had one brother Feelin~chin and two sisters, Mary and Matilda. Owned by Doctor Pressley Helium.

	“The farm was called Traveler‘s Rest. The farm sö named hecause a man once on a dark, cold and dreary night stopped there and asked for something to eat arid lodging for the nicht; both of which was given and welcomed by the wayfarer.

	“The house being very spacious with porches on each side, situated on a high hill, with trees on the lawn giving homes to the birds and shade to the master, mistres~ and their guests where they cbuld hear the chant of the lark or the melodious voices of the slaves hu~ning some familiar tunes that suited their taste, as they worked.

“Nearby was the slave quarters and the log cabin, where we lived, built about 25 feet from the other quarter. Our cabin was separate and distinct

from the others, It contained two rooms, one up and one down, with a window in each room. This cabin was about 25 feet from the kitchen of the manor house, where the cooking was done by the kitchen help for the master, mistress and their ~e~ts, and from which each slave received his or h~weekly rat±on, about 20 pounds of food each.

	“The food consisted of beef, hog meat, and lamb or mutton and of the kind of vegetables that we raised on the farm.

	‚	“My position was second nurse for the doctor‘s family, or one of the Inner servants of the family, not one of the field hands. In my position my clothes


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