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	Code No.	-	390166
Project No. 1885— (1)
~	Prepared - by ~rs • Lucile Young & H. Grady Davis
Place, Florence, S. C.
Date, May 25, 1937
Typed by M. C., I~1. Y. A. -
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~ary Scott Gourdin, S. C.

-	Ex-Slave, About 90 years old
	t~1Tthere and when were you born~


	ttOn Gastoii Gamble place, betw‘een here and Greelevillé. In de Gamble‘s L-~ib1e is my age. Don‘t know my age. Pretty much know h~ old, I bout 90. iwuz little girl when freedom come.~

“Give the names~ of your father and mother.“	. - ~‚

-	.n Father, John Davis . . Mother, Tina Davis . Belonged to last ~a. Darby Pultoet. Gamble sold mama and three children to Fulton. Belonged to Davis - - -

-	after freedom. Father belonged to Davis • Take first maus ~ s name • — Sold
	té Arnold Mouzon. ~ Didn ‚ t take Mouzon name • „ -	-	-
		~Where did your father and . mother o orne frora?t‘
		 ~Rig,~it where Grand~ go, Genbie place.“
	-	~‘Didyou have any brothers and sister~-?1‘		~ . -
	-	iiJaxa~B and Benjamain. All ded.‘ -	~	-


-	~‘Describe the beds and where you slept.“

	9Iad plenty slaves. I don‘t know exactly how many. In dein tîntes you know,

we had to get ticket to go to see dore family.“

“What kind of hause did you have to live j~1tt

“Be+~1~er dsxL dis. Bétter d&n dis • Good. house . Sleep on wooden bed. Straw
	sud- feathérmnattrees,~‘	-.

O	~ • • ~ ~• “Do yo~a ~ernembàr an.yf~hing about yo~u‘ grandparents or any stories told -

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