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worked for the people who engaged the mother with the expectation of payment at some future time. Mrs. Anderson's father was a slave but as the children followed the state of the mother, she was not treated like a slave. she was brought up nearly as a child - was sent to school and taught to read and write - and was always treated well till she became a christian, and was baptised: this enraged her mistress so much that she threatened to sell her as far as wind and water would carry her, and said she might rough it as much as she could in the meantime - so she lived in constant dread till the proclamation of Lincoln released her. Her husband was free and I paid her | worked for the people who engaged the mother with the expectation of payment at some future time. Mrs. Anderson's father was a slave but as the children followed the state of the mother, she was not treated like a slave. she was brought up nearly as a child - was sent to school and taught to read and write - and was always treated well till she became a christian, and was baptised: this enraged her mistress so much that she threatened to sell her as far as wind and water would carry her, and said she might rough it as much as she could in the meantime - so she lived in constant dread till the proclamation of Lincoln released her. Her husband was free and I paid her mistress $24 a month for the privilege of keeping house with her. Three of her children were coaxed away from | ||
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worked for the people who engaged the mother with the expectation of payment at some future time. Mrs. Anderson's father was a slave but as the children followed the state of the mother, she was not treated like a slave. she was brought up nearly as a child - was sent to school and taught to read and write - and was always treated well till she became a christian, and was baptised: this enraged her mistress so much that she threatened to sell her as far as wind and water would carry her, and said she might rough it as much as she could in the meantime - so she lived in constant dread till the proclamation of Lincoln released her. Her husband was free and I paid her mistress $24 a month for the privilege of keeping house with her. Three of her children were coaxed away from