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Mrs. Ch].otilde R. Martin
Beaufort County




	Abraham Lincoln? Stio‘ I ‘members him. He de one w‘at gib us freedom, enty? He come to Beaufort. He come ‘to ~‚j~~_ de war. He sho been one fine man. He come to Beaufort on uh ship and -go ai]. ‘round here, but I nebber skutzn. CJI)

	JefferSon Davis? Nö I nebber ~iear ob him. Booker T. Was~iington. I ‘members him. I hear him mek speech in Beaufort. It been uh bee~.utiful speecti. Datbeen one smaa‘t col— ored man.

	w, at I t‘ ink ~ bout sla~ery? Huh - nigger git back cut in slabery time, enty?

	Does I hate Mr. Blunt? No, I am‘ t hate urn. He poor w~1 j te tra ab b~ t ~ tie da Id ~ now . He hab he sel f to 10 ok out for, enty~ He wuk,Iie sabe b~e money for buy slabe and land. He git some slabe, but he nebber git any-land - de war
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