Oode No.	No. Words________
Project, 18~t5-(1)	Reduced f1~	Words
Prepared by Annie Ruth Davis	Rewritten by~
Place, Marion, 8.0.	 ~       ~	.	75
Date, September 21, 1937	?agi~2.~


den. Made rye bread in time of de war, but didn‘ get much flour bread to eat. Massa would weigh meat out on his hand. If anybody wanted meat, he hand it to dem on his hand. en say, ‘Here it is. ‚ Den some of de slaves had gardens dat dey work at 12 o‘clock en at night. Never was m~Qh to catch possums, but was great hand to catch rabbits. Boss bad dogname Trip dat he wouldn‘ have taken *200.00 for. If I hid him now, I wouldn‘ take $200.00 for him neither oause dat dog would stay at a tree all night. See him stay dere from early in de day till dark.~
	MSlavee wore one piece garment in de summer en used thick woolen garment in de winter. When I got large, had wrapper en little breeches to wear. • Sometimes de clothes was all wool en ~ sometimes dey was 3uet half ‚eool. Yes, sir, I know all bout how de cloth was made in dat day en time. Three treadle made dis here ~eaxies çlath dat was for de nigger clothes en white people wore four treadle cloth. Had Sunday clothes lU slavery t ime ‚ too ‚ en made de shoe s right de r e borne . Tanned de leather en made shoes called nigger brogana dat dey used in de turpen.. tine woods. Dese here low quarters. I married in 1873. Just had common Olothčs when I was married.~

	III	remember my grandfather all right. He de one told me how to Catch otters. Told me how to set traps. Heard my grande. father tel I bout whippin ~ slav es for etealin ~ Grandiathe r told me no t to take thing e dit we re no t mine • I L a p tie of corn was