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	“We moved to Raleigh at the surrender. Marster give us a old mule when we left him, an‘ I rode him into Raleigh. We rented a house on. Wilmington Street, an~ lived on hard tack the Yankees give us ‘tu we could git work.

	“Mother went to cooking for the white folks, but I worked for Mr. Jeff Fisher. I held a job thirty—five ye ars driving a laundry truck for L • R . Wyatt . The laundry wus on the corner of Jones an‘ Salisbury Street.

	ni married Cenoro Freeman. We lived together fifty~six years. She wus a good devoted wife. We wus married Dec • 9 ‚ 1878. She died in May 1934 . ~ Booker T. Washington wus a good man. I have seen him. Abraham Lincoln wus one of my best friends. He set me free. The Lawd is my best friend. I don‘t know much ‘bout Jefferson Davis • Jim Young an.‘ myself wus pals~

	“My object in joining the church wus to help myself an‘ others to live a decent life, a life Thr.good. to humanity an‘ for God.“