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"The Dandridge Family History" original manuscript, 1971
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Ruffus would sit at night by the wood sTove and lamp light and tell the children of the Hard times thay had in Slavery days His slave master rented them out once, to plantation once in Mississippi for 6 Months but thay only staid 3 months Ruffus said His Father Mother Sister and brother This place was a large plantation Cotton and tobacco thousand of acers thay went to the field at sun up worked untill dust thay staid in the field all day did not stop for dinner thay came around at 12 o'clock gave you a large piece of Corn bread a piece of Salt pork as large as your Hand a big cup of butter milk and that was it right back to work worked with
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Ruffus would sit at night by the wood sTove and lamp light and tell the children of the Hard times thay had in Slavery days His slave master rented them out once, to plantation once in Mississippi for 6 Months but thay only staid 3 months Ruffus said His Father Mother Sister and brother This place was a large plantation Cotton and tobacco thousand of acers thay went to the field at sun up worked untill dust thay staid in the field all day did not stop for dinner thay came around at 12 o'clock gave you a large piece of Corn bread a piece of Salt pork as large as your Hand a big cup of butter milk and that was it right back to work worked with
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