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JAMES TTJ~R~ER MCLEAN
Lilflngton, N. C.
Rotite 1


	~1~! name j s Jatne s Turner McLean • I was born ix~ Harnett County near Cape Fear River in the Bu~ies Creek Section, Feb. 20, 1858. I belonged to Taylor Hugh McLean, and he never was married. The plantation was between Buies Creek and the Cape Fearriver; the edge of it is about 75 yards from iithere I now live • The place where I live be~on~s to me. ‘Way back it belonged to the l3olden‘s.

	“The Boldens came from Scotland, and so did the McLeans. There were about five hundred acres in this plantation ~d Marster Hugh McLe an had ab out fifty slaves.

The slaves lived in qtiarters and Marster lived in the b~g house which was his home. Marster took good care o‘ his darkies • He did iiot allow anybody to whip ‘em either • We had good fo od ‚ clothe s and plac e s to s le ep . ~r fathe r was Jini McLean and n~r mother was named Charlotta McLean. ~r grandmother was name d Jamé • 1 calle d ray mother ‚ Sissie‘ and called my grandmother manirr~y‘ in slavery time . They cUd riot, have me to do any heavy work just tending to the ~ca1ves, colts, and goi& to the post office.