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Myself an children was to have the plantation an all that was on it. But when he was kill thay was no person thare with him and the will was destroyed it So William McKay Lawyer taken possession of the plantation and forbid me an my children of going there one of my sons had [[crossed out]]searched[[/crossed out]] Raked up some corn and this Lawyer met on the plantation with him an he had this old corn going bring home an he forbid him of bring it away an told him if he catched him thare any more that he would ware his sticks out on him And Where the war brok Mr Waddell brother sons come and administrated on the plantation and now thay say that I shant have everything that belonged to the Mr. Waddell

one of my sons is 23 years old an has bin [[been]] working on on the plantation with his father ever cense [[since]] he was for 9 years old his Father give him a gun and thay eaven tride [[tried]] to take it away from him And thay don't want him to have aney pay for what time he was worked and I think that I aught to have party for my service to him in reb time me and my Daughters mad all the close [[clothes]] for him and his servents [[servants]] an all the while we made all the close [[clothes]] him and his servants wore. We not only made the colse [[clothes]] but made the cloth from the cotton and all so made all the bed close [[clothes]] that was used on the plantation  And I think that is verry [[very]] hard for me not to

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