Project 1885 —1rn.
District #~	~
Spartanburg, S.C.	i90120
June 7, 1937	~





FOLK-LORE : EX—SLAVES


	‘II was born In Laurens Qounty, S. C., at the ‘brick house‘, which Is close to Newberry County line, and ray master was Dr. Felix Ca]j~es. The old brick house is still there. My daddy was Joe Grazier and my mammy, Nellie Grazier.

	“We had a pretty good house to live i~i in slavery time, and some fair things to eat, but never was paid any money. We had plenty to eat like fat meat, turnips, cabbages, corn— bread, milk and pot-liquor. Master sent his corn and apples, and his peaches to old man Scruggs at Helena, near Newberry, to have him make his whiskey, brandy, and wine for him. Old man Scruggs was good at that business. The men hunted some,

squirrels, rabbits, possums,and birds.

	?fIfl the winter time I didn‘t have much clothes,

and no shoes. At nights I carded and spinned on the mistress‘s wheels, helping mymaxnmy. Then we got old woman Wilson to weave for us.

	‚t Master had a b ig plantation of several farms, near about 1,000 acres or more . It was said he had once 250 slaves on his places, counting children and all. His overseers had to whip the slaves, master told them to, and told them to whip them hard. Master Calms was most always mean to us. He got in~ad spells and ~ihip like the mischief. He all the time whipping me ‚ cause I wouldn‘ t work like he wanted • I worked in the big house, washed, ironed, cleaned up, and was nurse in the house when war was going on.