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GEORGE JO~1ES, Ex-slave




Reference t Pers onal interview with George Jones ‚ Ex-. s lave, at Afri can
M. E. lene, 207 Aisquith St., Baltimore,





	“I was born in Frederick County, Maryland, 84 years ago or

1853 • ~r father‘ s tame was Henry and mot ~ Jane ; bro-t~hers Dave, Joe, Henry, John and sisters Annie and Josephine. I know my father

. ~. ~	and mother were slaves, but I do not recall to ~1iom they belonged. I remember my grandparents.

	“My father used to teli~r~ie how he would hide in the hay stacks at night, because he was whipped and treated badly by his master who ‘was rough and hard.-boiled ô~ his slaves . Many a time the owner of the slaves and farm would come to the cabins late at night to catch the slaves in their dingy little hovels, which were constructed in cabin fashion end of~ stone and b gs with their typical windows and rooms of one room. up and one down with a window in each, the fireplaces built to heat and cook for occupants. • ~

~	“The farm was like all other farms in Frederick County, raising


grain, such as corn, wheat and fruit and on which work was seasonable, depending upon the weather, some seasons ‚ producing more and some ~ ss.

~hen • the s eason was good for the crop and crops plentifXil, ~ve had a I ittle . : ~ moti~y as the p~antation oviner gave ‘us some to spe~id.~ ~ . ~


	‘tw:hen hunting came, especially in the fall end winter, the weather was cold ‚ I have often heard xoy father speak of ~ rabbi& opos sums a~nd ooon

~	hwxt;ing and his dogs. You know in Frederick County there are plenty of
	~-	~	1~t giving hcrnes and hiding places. for sueh