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	. Spart aribur ~‚ Dist . 4	Elmer Turnage
	Feb. 7, 1938		.
		RB~NIINISCE~CES: TIlE BED SHIRTS ~	39C027


	ttThe Red Shirts had a big parade and barbecue in Spartanburg~ They met at the courthouse. There were about 500 Red Shirts, besides others who made up a bi~g crowd. I remember Lour leaders who came from Union County. One of the companies vvas lea by Squire Gilliam Jeter, arid one by Squire Bill Lyles. The company from the city was led by Capt. James Douglass~ arid ‘Buck‘ Ke1J.ey from Pea Ridßewas there with his company.

	“Everything drilled in Spartanburg that day. The speakers of the day from Unior~ were Squire Jeter and~~~~Douglass. While they were speaking, old Squire George Tucker from lower Pish Darn came with his company. Mr. Harrison Sartor, father of Will Sartor, was one of the captains. We saw Gen. Wade Hampton arid old man Ben Tillmari there.

“A~bout this time I was bound out to Mr. Jim Gregory, a black..
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smith. The wealtny landlords bought ne&oes. Mr. Jim Gregory was the

blacksmith Thr old Johnny i~eador and~ünt Polly, his wife. He told me that Wncie Johnny bought a man, Heath, for 3,500. He also bought Heath‘s wife, L~iorrow, ±or4int Polly, but I don‘t know what he paid. The i~.eador house is just this side o~ Simstown. Aunt Polly‘s father, Triplett Meador, built that mansion. The brick were made in. a home kiln which was near the house. aunt Polly was a little girl when the house was built. While the brick for the sitting.~room fireplace were still wet, he made little Polly step on each one of them to make the impression of her feet. So those foot prints in that fireplace are

‚A ~ Polly‘s when she was five years old. She grew up there and married,
	and lived theré until her death.	~