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(Texas)


BILL Mc1t4,~Y was born in Milaa, Xlfteez~ miles nor~n of San Augt~stine, Texas, in 1851. Re Is a brother of C. B. MeBay.
Col. McRay was his owner(the nane may have been spelled McCr~, Bu]. says) . Bill now lives in Jasper, TeXae.He le

said ~ De an expert cook, s~av•ing cooked for hotels, boats
and milit ary caiips 40 years .

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	‘11 was born in }4ilaa in 1851 and c1a~ makes me 86 year oie, My mother and fatr~er was sia~es and dey orung inc to Jasper in 1854. Colenel MoRay, he was ~xir marster and die‘ our DOSS. Ee nave 40 head of z~tgg~re, but he never hit oue of ‘em ~ lick in hie 11m. Re own a big tarm and have a foreman n~ne& Bill Ctusinins. I stay with de Colonel t ill after ‘ s free.

	‘Us ~a~e good rearster, but some of‘ de neignbors treat dere slates rough. 01e Dr. Neyland of Jasper, kie nave 75 or ~iO slaves and ne was rich and nerd ou de sleires. One day two run

	away, Toa and Ike, aM Dr. Neyland t~ces de bloo&houn‘ s ax~d ketch dose two nigger. ‘and brung tem &n. One oi d.c nl~ers takes a club a~d knock one 0±‘ de iioun‘e in de head and kilt him. Dey cook dat dog and make dem njggers eat part of hin. Den dey gi~e

both of teis a beati&,

	.~ “De ole log jail in Jasper, it useter stan1 what‘ de Fish St ore is now. Dey have a place ‘ othe r side de j ail wtiar dey whip

	nigger.. De whippia‘ po& was a big log. Dey make de nigger. lie ~ :.:‘ down on it and etrtç t ~ to it. I was a 111‘ boy den and ne and

	two white boys ‚ Coley ~Ray and Benry ~binn, we uset er slip ‚ round
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