Project 1885..1
~‘OLKLOR~	. 39O13~ Edited by:
Spartanbu~g Dist.4	Elmer +urna~è	89 ~
July 20, 1937


STORIES PROM EX-SLAVES


	“Some white men called in question today about de reigning governor enduring time of de Civil Viar. I knowed dat, arid ‘cides dat, I knovved him well. lt was Governor ‘Bill‘ as us called him.

	“What you want to git, is history about muster grounds.

Yes, it was on Jones Ferry Road, jest south of Cross Keys whar

dey had what dey allus called de muster field. Now, Jones

Perry Road leads across Enoree River into Laurens County.

Enoree River is de thing dat devides Union C~~~ty from Laurens

County, dat it is.

	‘1~Well as I remember, Mr. Bill Ray was in de mustering o±~ de 18th Regiment. Billy, Robert, Sam and I~Iiss Nancy was Wir. àlex‘s chilluns. Understand me, don‘t think dat Bob arid sam was in de Regiment ... satisfied Billy was, kaise he used to pass our house on horse back, coming from de Laurens side where he lived.

	“Sixteen-year-old boys come in de same time dat I did. Course I ain‘t told all dat I knôw$, kaise dat wouldn‘t be proper. All I. tell you, I wants it to be recognized. De better it‘s done, de better it ‘11 help you.

	“I goes from home arid stays five days or more, and don‘t nothing happen to a thing at my home. I does ~er de sick and de Lawd blesses me. He looks atter my things while I am away. He soon shows ~is presence atter I gits dar. He calls Ler me and I feeds Hirn,