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Hattie Mobley	390130	•	88
Project 935
Riohiand County


ADELE FROST

EX-SLAVE 93 ~ ‘YEARS~. OF ~ AGE



	“I was bo‘n in Adams Run, South Carollna, January 21st. 1844. My father name was Robert King, an‘my mother wa~ MInder King. My father was bo‘n in Adams Run but my mother carne from Spring Grove~ South Carolina. I had e1~ht brothers an‘ sisters, Maria, Lovie, Josephine, Eliza, Victoria, Charlie an‘ Robert King. The other two died w‘en dey was bgbies. Only three of us is alive now. Maria, who lives in Adams Run is 95 years old. I was brought heh at the age of twelve to be maid for Mr. Mitchell, from who‘ ~ didn‘t git any money but a place to stay an‘ a plenty of food an‘ clothes. My bed was the oie time four post‘ with pavilion hangin‘ over the top.

	“lid‘ use to wear thin clothes in hot weather an‘ warm comfortable ones in the winter. On Sunday I wear a oie time bonnet, a‘m hole apron, shoes an‘ stockin‘. My Master was kind to his alaves an‘ his overseer was all Negroes. He had a large fa‘m at Parkers‘ Ferry. He worked his s lave s ‚ t I I twe lv e in the day ant the re s ‚ of the day they could do their own work.

	nI never gone to school in my life an‘ massa nor rnissus ever

help me to read.

	t‘ On the plantation was a nieetin‘ house in which wen‘ used to

have meetin‘s ev~ry Chuseday night, Wednesday night, an‘ Thursday night. I use to attend the white church. Doctor Jerico was de pastor.