suchahard，cruel，unjusmanisedwinepps

herewasbuonegreaersavageonbayouboeufhanhejimburns’pnaionwasculivaed，asalreadymenioned，exclusivelybywomenhabarbariankepheirbackssosoreandraw，haheycouldnoperformhecusomarybordemandeddailyofhesveheboasedofhiscruely，andhroughallhecounryroundwasaccounedamorehoroughgoing，energeicmanhaneveneppsabruehimself，jimburnshadnoaparicleofmercyforhissubjecbrues，andlikeafool，whippedandscourgedawayheverysrenghuponwhichdependedhisamounofgain

eppsremainedonhuffpowerwoyears，when，havingaccumuedaconsiderablesumofmoney，heexpendediinhepurchaseofhepnaiononheeasbankofbayouboeuf，wherehesillconinuesoresideheookpossessionofiin1845，aferheholidayswerepassed

hecarriedhiherwihhimninesves，allofwhom，excepmyself，andsusan，whohassincedied，remainhereyehemadenoaddiionohisforce，andforeighyearshefollowingweremycompanionsinhisquarers，viz：abram，wiley，phebe，bob，henry，edward，andpasey

allhese，excepedward，bornsince，werepurchasedouofadrovebyeppsduringheimehewasoverseerforarchybwilliams，whosepnaionissiuaedonheshoreofredriver，nofarfromalexandria

abramwasall，sandingafullheadaboveanycommonmanheissixyyearsofage，andwasbornine

esseewenyyearsago，hewaspurchasedbyarader，carriedinosouhcarolina，andsoldojamesbuford，ofwilliamsburghcouny，inhasaeinhisyouhhewasrenownedforhisgreasrengh，buageandunremiingoilhavesomewhashaeredhispowerfulframeandenfeebledhismenalfaculies

wileyisforyeighhewasbornonheesae，ofwilliamassle，andformanyyearsookchargeofhagenleman’sferryoverhebigbckriver，insouhcarolina

phebewasasveofbuford，assle’sneighbor，andhavingmarriedwiley，heboughheer，aherinsigaion

bufordwasakindmaser，sheriffofhecouny，andinhosedaysamanofwealh

bobandhenryarephebe’schildren，byaformerhusband，heirfaherhavingbeenabandonedogivepceowileyhaseduciveyouhhadinsinuaedhimselfinophebe’saffecions，andhereforehefaihlessspousehadgenlykickedherfirshusbandouofhercabindooredwardhadbeenbornohemonbayouhuffpower

paseyiswenyhree—alsofrombuford’spnaion

sheisinnowiseco

ecedwihheohers，bugloriesinhefachasheisheoffspringofa“guineanigger，”

broughoverocubainasveship，andinhecourseofraderansferredobuford，whowashermoher’sowner

his，asilearnedfromhem，isagenealogicalaccounofmymaser’sshavesforyearsheyhadbeenogeher

ofenheyrecalledhememoriesofoherdays，andsighedoreraceheirsepsoheoldhomeincarolina

roublescameuponheirmaserbuford，whichbroughfargreaerroublesuponhemhebecameinvolvedindeb，andunableobearupagainshisfailingforunes，wascompelledosellhese，andohersofhissves

inachaingangheyhadbeendrivenfrombeyondhemississippiohepnaionofarchybwilliamsedwinepps，who，foralongwhilehadbeenhisdriverandoverseer，wasabouesablishinghimselfinbusinessonhisownaccoun，aheimeofheirarrival，andaccepedheminpaymenofhiswages