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Abner Jordan

Ex—slave,95 years.



	I, ~ ~ bavrn about 1832 an‘ I wus bawn at ~taggsvi11e, Marse ~au1 Cameron‘s plaoe. I be1o~ged to Marse Paul. My pappy‘s naine wus Obed an‘ fly mairnuy wus Ella Jordan an‘ dey wus thirteen chillun on our family.

	I wus de sane age of Yow~ Marse ~enehan, I played wid hint an‘ wus his body guard. Yes,suh,Wha.re ever young ~iiarse Be~ehan went I went too. I waited on him. Young ~arse Benny run away an~ tlisted in de war, but ~~iarse Paul done went a~n‘ bruni him back kaze he wus too young to go arid

fi~bt de yankees.

	.~rse Paul had a heap if 1!~i~gahs; he had five thousan‘. When he meet dein in de road he wouldri‘ know derrt an‘ whefl ha azed dem who dey wus an‘ who dey belonged to, dey‘ tell him dey belonged to Marse Paul Cameron an‘ dei~ he would say dat wus all right for dem to g~ right o~.

	i~y pappy yriis de blacksmith an‘ foreman for Marse Paul, an‘ he blew de horA for de other nig~ahs to come iz~ fromde fiel‘ at night. Dey oouidn‘ leave de plantation without Marse say dey could.

	When de war come de Yankees come to de house an‘ axed my xnanmiy whare de folks done hid de silver an‘ gol‘, an‘ dey say dey ~wine to kill mammy if she didn‘ tell dein. But rnanm~y say she didri‘ know whare dey put it, an‘ d~y would just have to kill her for she didn ~ knøw n‘ wouldn‘ lie to keep deia from hurting her.