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	Maz‘tha S. Plnckney
Charleston, s. C.




year ob de wah, I hab twelve chillun, and all dead; I ~ot two grand chillun left de one in New York - I raise him from baby atter he ma and pa dead.“

	“Your grand son helps you?“

	“Wat dat?“ ~ forward with her band back of her ear. The question was repeated.

	“Him aintt no man, him my grand daughter, Ellen ~enkss ins. I raise him from baby yes, she name Ellen. Him good to me; him help me ebery minute,“

	“~e ail your people dead?“

	“De whol e nat ion dead ‚ „ refle ctively, “De whole nat ion dead - Peggy dead ~ Toby dead - all leaning on de Lord .

	“Ythen dem boat come up de ribber, and he shoot, and

shoot, de big gun, dat been de awful time. My ma dead de fu~t year ob de wah I dunno if dem big gun kil]. um. He kill tnuf people.“

	“Maussa come and he say: ‘~jo~‘~na (ail of you) nigger take care ob yourself, I must leab totake my fanibly away, Will is here; and de cow, and de pig in de pen, and de chicken ail ober de place I gib you ~our freedom for take care ob yourself.‘ W‘en he gone, dem nigger break for the thick woods, Some dead and sanie ain‘t dead.“

	Later a camp was established for this plantation of . negroes, back in the pine woods. VVhen asked what they did