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NAP MC ~ 80, was born in Te~nesss, a slat. of
the MeQ~ioen featly, who later br œght lap t o Texai. Re now liy.I in 3e~ont,






~ t t ~ born in Tenne sees bu.t day bringe ‘ way froii dere when

11e a little chile, what ~ na~my say ii eight y.ex‘gwtne on nine,

My daddy nane‘ Bill Ko~te.n and ~y‘ ~a~sy ne leslie.

Nie conte from ?enne3e•e in de fall in de wagons end it take.

~e a long t tas ‚ ‚ ca~ies we ea~ps on di wq~ ~ &~t we git e dere and starte to work on de new p1~s.

	~Masea bave three cook w~sn and two wae ny grandam aM m~y. D. ~ rota wag right by de kitchen aM we has plenty to eat. Ke was a good sassa and I wt~xldat t knowed it been alavery iffen dey hadnt t told ~ •o. I was treat %o good.

	~Dey have a big hattie to take cax‘s de chilien when dey nannies wOrkiftt in de field., and old miseu.. ehe good. to dose chillsn.

She cones in her,s‘f every &~y to ces dein and e~etine pley with dens

	~MaSaa son John was de over.eer but de old. ~asaa wouldn‘ t ~

hin to whip de slaves. Iffen it got to be done, old nassa do it, ~t he neyer draw blood like on de plantation. ‘y~d ~tø. S~O Of de~ on does plantation. .a7 &ey ain‘t w~t MasBa Mc~ueen1i nigger. ‘r~md de

plan,, . S caise dey‘. fr.e, dey Lid too good and all, and dey äfrat& it aeke ders slav.. uneattafy,

	“Dey albia stop ~orktnt Sat~d~~ afternoons and S~tnday and git. pas, to go fishin‘ or b~ntin‘. Sœ.ett~e day hai prsaehin‘ under de arbor. Den at tinner time dey blow d horn and de eullud folke
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