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"Their clothing consisted of a pair of trowsers and jacket, made of 'negro cloth. The women a petticoat, a very short 'short-gown, and nothing else, the same kind of cloth; some of the women had an old pair of shoes, but they generally went barefoot." Mr. Lemuel Sapington, of Lancaster, Pa., a native of Maryland, and formerly a slaveholder.
"The houses for the field slaves were about 14 feet square, built in the coarsest manner, with one room, without any chimney or flooring, with a hole in the roof to let the smoke out." Mr. Lemuel Sapington of Lancaster, Pa. a native of Maryland, formerly a slaveholder.
I could spend months in detailing the sufferings, degradation and cruelty inflicted upon slaves. But my soul sickens at the remembrance of these things." Mr. Sapington, is a repentant "soul driver" or slave trader, now a citizen of Lancaster, Pa. He gives the following testimony in a letter dated, Jan. 21, 1839.
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