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~ept. 29,	1937	~ (Stories from ex-‘slaves)
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REV. SILAS J~~ChSON, Ex-~s1ave.



fleference:~-	Personal interview with Rev. Silas Jackson, ex-.~1ave, at his home, 1630 N. Gilinor St., 9altimore.




	HI was born ai~ or near 2~shbie‘s Gap in Virginia, either in the year of 1846 or 47. 1 do not know which, but I will say I am 90 years of age. ~ir father‘s naine was Sling and mother‘s Sarah Louis. They wore purchased by my master from a s1~e brader ia Richmond, Vir-‘ girila, L~y father was a man of 1ar~:e stature and my mother was tall and stately. They originally came from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, I thin.k from the Legg estate, heyofid th~tt I do not know. I had three brothers and two sisterz. My brothers older than I, and my sisters younger. Their names were Silas, Carter, Rap or Raymond, I do not remember; my sisters were Jane ~nd Susie, both of whom are living in Virginia now. Only one I have ever seen and he came north with General Sherman, he died in 1925. He was a Baptist minister like myself.

	“The only things I know about my grandparents were: L~y gran&. father ran away through the aid of Harriet TuL~nan and went to Philadelphia and saved ~350, and purchased my grandmother through the aid of a quaker or an Episcopal minister, I do not know. I have on several occasions tried to ~race this part of my farnily~s past history, but without success.

	.	“I was a large boy for ii~y ace, when I was nine years of age my task began and continued until 1864. You see ‚~~4 I was a slave.

	“In Virginia where I iwa.s, they re~ised tobacco, wheat, corn and farm products . I have had a taste of al I the work on the farm, besides of digging and clearing up new grouaadtoino rease the acreage to the fana. We~ ail had task work to do -‚ men, women and boys • We began work on Monday