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  1.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 / Work Projects Administration
    was raised on our old marster's plantation. "De cracks of de log cabins whar de slaves lived was chinked ... wid our good old Marster to look atter us and see dat us had what us needed to eat and wear and a good comf  details...
  2.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives / Work Projects Administration
    -story shack that accomodated the fifteen slaves of his Old Marster, [HW: Harry] Beattie Goforth, on a farm ... if we wanted to or not. Old Marster and Old Mistress would say, 'Do this!' and we don' it. And they say, 'Come  details...
  3.  Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 / Work Projects Administration
    and it wouldn't fade a speck. "Marster was too old to go to de war, so he had to stay home and he sho seed dat us done ... dar, and dar's whar I b'longs yit. "Marster was too old to wuk when dey sot us free, so for a long  details...
  4.  Georgia Narratives, Part 1 / Work Projects Administration
    , white folks jus' had to be good to sick slaves, 'cause slaves was property. For Old Marster to lose ... I can ricollect 'bout de comin' of freedom was Old Marster tellin' us dat us was free as jack  details...
  5.  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives / Work Projects Administration
    ' her Marster was John Bussey, a reg'lar old drunkard, an' my pappy's name was John Robertson an' b'longed to Dr ... fer a whiskey debt. Yes, old Marster drinked dem up. Den dey was car'ied to Florida by Sam Oneal, an' George  details...
  6.  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 30, 1892 / Various
    , and so make room for a lot of the littel uns as had been sent to 'em, coz they was painted by "Old Marsters," tho' who "Old Marsters" was, I, for one, never could make out, xcep that he must have well deserved ...  details...
  7.  The Southern Cross A Play in Four Acts / Daingerfield, Foxhall, 1887-1933
    , to say nothin' ob Old Marster in de army. Cupid. And dars Mars Bev, most pester his mar to def ter let ... in de army dan what I is. He know hit all but kill Ole Mistis when she let Mars George and Old Marster  details...
  8.  Up From Slavery / Washington, Booker T.
    down in their hearts there was a strange and peculiar attachment to "old Marster" and "old Missus ... to have the place of honour. Any one attempting to harm "young Mistress" or "old Mistress" during the night  details...
  9.  Cousin Maude / Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907
    afraid of your old marster," answered Janet, and in a moment the board, which Dr. Kennedy ... sorrow. Matilda Remington had been a happy, loving wife, but the old churchyard in Vernon contained  details...
  10.  The American Claimant / Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
    bell rung for you." "Dat don't make no diffunce. When a bell ring for anybody, en old marster tell ... hundred thousand pounds a year. The father and founder of this proud old line was William the Conqueror  details...

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