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at dat time. I know de flk River tbout two mile north of whar we live, 1cause I been there many de t~ime,

	I dontt know if old. Master have a white name. Lots d.e Upper Creek c1~id~n‘t have no white name. Maybe he have another Indian naine, too, because Tusicayahiniha mean ~1head man warrior11 in Creek, but dat what everybody call him and dat what de family call him too.

	My Mistresst naine was Nancy, and. she was a Lott before she marry old. man Taskaya-.hiniha. Her pappy n&ie was Lott and. he was purty near white. Maybe so all white, Dey have two chillun, I think, but only one stayed 6n de place. She was name Luwina, and. her husband was dead. His name was ~a1ker, and. Luwina bring Mr. Walker‘ s little sister, Nancy, to live at de place too.

	Luwina had a little baby boï and dat de reason old Master buy me, to look after de little baby boy. He didntt have no name cause he wasntt big enough when I was with dem, b~it he git a nazie later on, I reckon. ~e a11 call him ~‚ I stidj I • „ Dat mean ~ 1 1 t tl e man. ~

	.	Then I first remember, before. de War, old. Master had ‘bout as many slave as I got fingers, I reckon. I can think dem off on my fingers like dis, but I cantt recollect de names. ~

	Dey call all de slaves “I stilusti • ~ Dat mean !Black man.

	Old. man Tuskaya-‘hiniha was near ‘bout blind before de War, and. tbout time of de War he go plumb blin& and. have to set on de long seat under

de bresh shelter of de house all de time. Sometime I lead. him around de
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yard a little, but not very much. Dat about de tiirte all de slave begin to

slip out and run off.

	My own pappy was name St ephany. I think he take dat name ~ cause when he little his ma~nn~ycall him ~‘Istifani.“ Dat mean a skeleton, and. he was a skinny man. He belong to de • Grayson family and. I think his master name