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	“I‘s born in Harrison County, in 1859 and was raised in Georgetown, Scott County. Yes, I was born a slave. My boss was 3o1m McWiggin, a Scotch-lrishman, who raised hogs, sheep, hemp, and darkies. He had ‘bout

230 darkies on de place. We lived in log cabins. Dey had slip doors for ‚ de windows • Man ‚ what you i‘ bout? We never saw a w±ndow glass.

Had ‘bout fourteen cabins and dey was placed so dat de old master could sit on his porch and see every one of dem. My mistress was Alice McWiggin.

	ni was kep‘ ~b;L1sy shooin‘ flies off de table with a pea—fowl brush,	~T7 watching de chickens,~ and gettin‘ de maple sugar from de root of de trees.

We made a pocket at de base of de tree and dipped o~t de sugar ;~ater with

a bucket. Had ‘bout 40 or 50 trees along de road. Had all kinds of bčr~ • .. ries . We never got no whippin ‚ ‚ only a little boxin‘ . In church we sat on one side and. de whites on de other. De white preacher always read. a special text to de darkies, and it was this, ~ obey your naster.‘ .

“;J~obn MoWiggin was a son of a Federal. His brother, Keenie, was a	~
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Confederate. When de Confederate army come Keenie took~e:silver goblets .
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down to de. creek and gave de soldiers waster to drink. Den when. de other soldiers come. ~huie.wou1d help his oro$~~Pe soldiers took Mae‘s iron- ~
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grey . seddle hosses te Lexin€ton, and deboss bad to pay *500‘ to get de •	~

hoss~s~ ba~2c. He got some of his mules back. De bushwackers ~ and night~	~.