“…for things they had done the day before.”
“…even for pregnant women.”
“…so that it wouldn’t be bloodied…”
“…ham from his teeth with a goose quill.”
“…the work of the tannery…”
“…and the blacksmith shop…”
“…the carders and spinners…”
“…the women who churned looms…”
“There was a shoe house…”
“…women who made candles…”
“…broke the mules for the treadmills…”
“…dogs specially trained…”
“There was a house for sick slaves…”
“…she worked in the nursery…”
“…sent for an ax…”
“…to let the babies suck.”
“…meat from sickly beefs…”
“…ate so many grasshoppers…”
Martha Patton
“…for things they had done the day before.”
Narrative of William Sherman.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Florida Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 291.
William Sherman
“…even for pregnant women.”
Narrative of Marie E. Harvey.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 231.
Marie E. Harvey
“…so that it wouldn’t be bloodied…”
Narrative of Ida Blackshear Hutchinson.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 371.
Ida Blackshear Hutchinson
“…ham from his teeth with a goose quill.”
See “…for a time in the morning…” above.
“…the work of the tannery…”
Narratives of Cyrus Bellus and Millie Evans.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 141, Vol. 2, p. 244.
“…and the blacksmith shop…”
Narratives of Mingo White and Martha Ann Dixon.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 414; Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 162.
“…the carders and spinners…”
Narratives of G.W. Hawkins and Gracie Gibson.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 215; South Carolina Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 114.
“…the women who churned looms…”
Narratives of Pernella Anderson and Mary Anne Patterson.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 153.
Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 8, Texas, p. 3023.
“There was a shoe house…”
Narratives of Emma Jones and Emma Tidwell.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 236; Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 6, p. 330.
“…women who made candles…”
Narratives of Zack Herndon and Millie Evans.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Sout Carolina Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 272; Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 243.
“…broke the mules for the treadmills…”
Narratives of Harriet Robinson and Neal Upson.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Oklahoma Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 270; Georgia Narratives, Vol. 4, p. 55.
“…dogs specially trained…”
Narratives of Willie Doyld, Tom Hawkins, George Patterson, and Bud Jones.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Arkansas Narratives, Vol. 2, pp. 208-09; Georgia Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 128; South Carolina Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 227.
Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 6, Texas, p. 2089.
“There was a house for sick slaves…”
Narrative of Della Briscoe and Jake McLeod.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Georgia Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 127; South Carolina Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 160.
“…she worked in the nursery…”
Narrative of Jeptha Choice.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 218.
Jeptha Choice
“…sent for an ax…”
see “…inexplicably, an ax,” above.
“…to let the babies suck.”
Narrative of Charlotte Beverly.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 86.
Charlotte Beverly
“…meat from sickly beefs…”
Narrative of Stearlin Arnwine.
Rawick, G. P., Hillegas, J., & Lawrence, K. (1978). The American slave: A composite autobiography: supplement, series 2. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Pub, Vol. 2, Texas, p. 82.
Stearlin Arnwine
“…ate so many grasshoppers…”
Narrative of Martha Patton.
Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Texas Narratives, Vol. 3, p. 175.
Martha Patton