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M1881881pp1 Federal Writer8

Slave Autobiographisa




	J~aI2e~ Coimeliua 1i~es in Magnolia in the northwestern part ot the town, in the Negro settlement. He draws a Con.. tederate pension of‘ four doLlar8 per month. Re relates events ot his lite readily.

	“I does not know de year I was borned but dey said I was 15 years old when de War broke out an‘ dey toll me I‘se past 90 now. Dey call ~e J~xi~s Cornelius an‘ all de white fOlks says I‘se a good ‘apectable darkey.

	nI was borned in Iranklin ‚ Loos ‘auna • My mciii~iy was nmned Chlo an‘ dey said my pappy was nan~d Henry. Dey b‘longed to Mr. Alex Johnson en‘ whil ‚ st I was a baby my mw~ ‚ my brud.. der Henry ‚ an‘ me• was sol ‚ to Marss Sain Murry Sandell an ‚ we was brung to Magnolia to live an ‚ I niier remember seem‘ ay pappy ag‘in.

	“Mares MUXX7 didn‘ have aany alave8. His place was right whar young Mister Lampton Reid is buildin‘ his fine bouse jes east of de town. My meu~~ had to work in de house an‘ in de fiel‘ wid all de other ni~gere an‘ I played in de yard wid de little ehulluna, bote white an‘ black. Sometimes we played ‘tosain‘ de ball‘ an‘ aœietimes we played ‘rap-jacket‘ en‘ s~~e~‘ tiii~es ‘keteher.‘ An‘ when it rai~ted w. had to go i~ de house an‘ Old Mistesa made us behave.
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