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almost as white so ^white as one remarked 'As a Christian' - dressed very prettely, she gave herself great airs in bag brought to the 'stand' her name was 'Blanche' & merely described as a good house keeper, 'Not a picayune offered - O Gentlemen, Gentlemen I am ashamed of you' said the Auctioner good humordly. An old Planter from Opelusas bought her for 200 dollars. She appeared to know her fate that of retiring from to her the gay tents of New Orleans to a plantation in the wilderness's sentence crossed out: but She has one consolation, she will evade the vices of the Capital of the South Among Southern people - It is not they hold the Negros as slave in any crossed out: great abhorrence - but they never speak of them - Indeed is is considered a breach of good manners ^ here to discuss the point the point of 'Slavery'. words crossed out: but I must addwith crossed out: very few exceptions I have always seen the Negros treated with kindness - in New Orleans as well as in Texas - indeed several Negros have been given their liberty on account of their ? to their Masters - others have become free by purchase - The last applies only to New Orleans