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“…fifteen miles a day to Arkansas…”
Narrative of Millie Evans.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 247.
Millie Evans
“…hunted in the woods…”
Narrative of Violet Guntharpe.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., South Carolina Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 216.
Violet Guntharpe
“…mush and vinegar…”
Narrative of Amy Perry.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., South Carolina Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 253.
Amy Perry
“…a snake full of poison…”
Narrative of Patsy Mitchner.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., North Carolina Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 123.
Patsy Mitchner
“…a goat’s skin on a sheep.”
Narrative of Anthony Dawson.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Okalahoma Narratives, Vol. 1, pp. 71-72.
“…to own your own body.”
Narrative of Edward Lycurgas.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Florida Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 206.
Edward Lycurgus
“…shared the food they had…”
I am speculating here, but the Mason family letters, and Charles Mason’s position during the war (see “…assistant commissary for subsistence…,” above), reveal that those on the Alto plantation did not suffer from want of food, as so many did in the years after the war.
“…after two months of parole…”
Lee E., The Last Hope: Lies, Truths and Legends of John Wilkes Booth’s 34-Hour Escape Through King George County, Virginia (2019), North Carolina: Lulu Press, p. 161.
“…gone to his kidneys.”
See “…Charles Mason came down with gout…,” above.
“…lived in the old schoolhouse…”
See “Two days later…,” above.