The Howard family was sold only once, being owned first by Dr. Page in Henry County, Kentucky. The family was not separated; the entire family was bought and kept together until slavery was abolished.
Interviewer's Comment
Mr. Howard seems to be a very kind old man, lives in the house for aged colored people (The Alpha Home).
He has no relatives, except a brother. He seems well satisfied living in the home.
Submitted January 10, 1938
Indianapolis, Indiana
Grace Monroe
Dist. 4
Jefferson County
SLAVE STORY
MR. MATTHEW HUME, A FORMER SLAVE
Mr. Hume had many interesting experiences to tell concerning the part slavery had played in his family. On the whole they were fortunate in having a good master who would not keep an overseer who whipped his "blacks".