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	“~hat was Mr • Gan~ble ‚ s name V‘ ~ .. ~ ~
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	“Mr Gamble name Gatron Gamble. Son living in dat big house and. grandson living dawn dere.“

	“How many children did. Mr. Davis have?“

“lie had s orne not many. Mr. Gamble . had some too •„ “What kind of house did Mr. C-arable live In?“

~	“Medium s iz e hous e • All had just common houe e ‚ t‘~ro —s“ “~ihat ab out the overseer?“
	 “Overseer he see dat you work soon.	Driver go in de field and stay ‘t1~.
	12 o ‘clock.“ -	          . _

“How many aôres in the plantationV‘	~ ~

11DOn‘t knOW how xnany acres.t‘

“Y~hat time did the overs eer wake the s lave s up? ‚~

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	“~fake dp( up sobn. Blow horn.“	~.
.~ “Did you have to work hard?“	-
	“work ‚ tu sundown. „	   ~	~	~
	“Did you see any slaves punished?“	~

“Some punished, but I ain‘t never see none whip. I heard stick strike de

-	ground and tie hands e feet . ~ Paddle on dis s ide and den paddle on de other ~ side ‘tu sore•“. ~ ~ ~

	“Did you ever see any slaves sold. or auctioned off?“

	“My mo~her and us sold. Mrs. Gamble died left my mama for a daily gift. 8e wouldntt allow dem to whip me. I ain‘t know wheh wo he sell, I wuz a baby.“
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“Did you . s ee s laves lU chains?“
	“No cha±ns.“	.‚
	“Did the slaves ~ve a church on pour plantation?“ ~	~

~	~ “Yes, d~e Ganibles make us to go to Sunday school and learn us the Sunday school lessons. I could plow. We went to white church and set down till

	white people go out and de old iiian dat tend to de church and open up de church ~nd say come in, can‘t stay outsidö“ . ~