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| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | T. Pat Matthews |
| No. Words: | 1120 |
| Subject: | JACOB MANSON |
| Person Interviewed: | Jacob Manson |
| Editor: | G.L. Andrews |
JACOB MANSON
317 N. Haywood St. Raleigh, N.C. 86 years of age.
"It has been a long time since I wus born—bout all my people am dead 'cept my wife an one son an two daughters. De son an' one daughter live in N.C. an de other daughter lives in Richmond, Va.
"I belonged to Col. Bun Eden. His plantation wus in Warren County an' he owned 'bout fifty slaves or more. Dere wus so many of 'em dere he did not know all his own slaves. We got mighty bad treatment an' I jest wants to tell you a nigger didn't stan' as much show dere as a dog did. Dey whupped fur mos' any little trifle. Dey whupped me, so dey said, jes to help me git a quicker gait. De patterollers come sneakin' round often an' whupped niggers on marster's place. Dey nearly killed my uncle. Dey broke his collar bone when dey wus beatin him an marster made 'em pay for it 'cause uncle never did git over it.