Testimony excerpt
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WASHINGTON, January 19, 1877.
MERRIMON HOWARD sworn and examined.
By Mr. Mitchell:
Q: What is your age? A. I believe I shall be 56 on the 8th of next March.
Q. Have you ever been a slave? A. I have.
Q. Until what time? A. I was a slave up till 1854 or 1855, I think it was, positive.
Q. You then became a freeman? A. A freeman under purchase by my mother.
Q. Where do you reside? A. My home has been in Mississippi since I was ten years old, except about three or four years I spent in New Orleans, and following the river.
Q. In what particular part of Mississippi do you reside now? A. My home is in Jefferson County, Mississippi.
Q. At what place? A. At Fayette, the county seat.
Q. How long have you resided at Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi? A. Since 1855. I have always claimed that as my home. I spent part of two years in New Orleans, but I have always claimed that as my home. For about a year and a half I was steamboating on the river.
Q. About when was it you were in New Orleans? A. I went to New Orleans in 1860, and remained there until after the surrender of the city.
MERRIMON HOWARD sworn and examined.
By Mr. Mitchell:
Q: What is your age? A. I believe I shall be 56 on the 8th of next March.
Q. Have you ever been a slave? A. I have.
Q. Until what time? A. I was a slave up till 1854 or 1855, I think it was, positive.
Q. You then became a freeman? A. A freeman under purchase by my mother.
Q. Where do you reside? A. My home has been in Mississippi since I was ten years old, except about three or four years I spent in New Orleans, and following the river.
Q. In what particular part of Mississippi do you reside now? A. My home is in Jefferson County, Mississippi.
Q. At what place? A. At Fayette, the county seat.
Q. How long have you resided at Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi? A. Since 1855. I have always claimed that as my home. I spent part of two years in New Orleans, but I have always claimed that as my home. For about a year and a half I was steamboating on the river.
Q. About when was it you were in New Orleans? A. I went to New Orleans in 1860, and remained there until after the surrender of the city.
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