Alternate page 4 (1 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4) Viola Muse Transcription Zariah Grant Encoding and edition Thomas Brandenburger Edition Laura Heffernan Edition Tru Leverette Edition Clayton McCarl

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https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/111 USA Florida Jacksonville Jacksonville Historical Society Viola Muse Collection (1959-18) Folder 3, item 3 An incomplete, alternative version of page 4 of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)

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woman was very proud of it. The women were provided with brogan shoes while the girls and boys went bare footed.

The old women on the plantation was given most of the weaving of cloth and some other light work, but if an old woman was strong and her age had not caused her strength to lessen, she was made to work in the field.

Irene Coates remained in the family of the Bedells until she was married. It happened that they left Jacksonville and went