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Bryant Huff ~was the son of ja~te ~ and. Daniel Huff wko were born on ~ neighboDing plantations between Cernack end~ Augusta. They WS?e aai‘rie& while they atill belonged to ieperate ~ ~ners ‚ but ‚ when “Maree“ Juss Rigei‘SCn, to whom Janie belonged, decided to. move, h bought Daniel in Order t~at ba nii~tt ilys with his wits and family. They mo~vsd to Ieri‘en County an~ it

was here that Bryant ~aa born. He was one of twelve children. Bryant‘e early life was not one to inspire pleasant ~emoriea for hL~ master, a hbgbly educated san; ardent church workxs, had a cruel natUr. and a temper that knew~. no bounde. Owning 800 aeree of lend in a fatrly level section, he . ruled his email kingdma with en iron ~ hand. Bryant ‘s father, Daniel ‚ was the only man iho did not feer “MSI‘S8~ Rigsrsona .

Th. quarters consisted of poorly constructed cabins With worse intsriœs.

There were no bed, only bunks made of two poise balancing aides. nei18d t. the walls. Rags sud old clothing ee~ed ai a ttrsss ~fl4 ~ other furniture was t~qna11y bad. Food was cocked on an open flr.plac. and ths frying pan was the st importent utensil ; vegetables were ~ j~ a swiaging ksttls. ~Its gridd1s~øtood averal ~ frc~ th. f1ocr.~, ~n three small psgs . ~ ~ I the ai ddle a “pin“ was placed so that thö grit~d1e mi ght revolve as the bread ~ste. ‚ cooked on the aid. near the hottest pert of the firs. Matches, a luxury, were then sold in ~11 boxes the sis, of the average emuff bom at ton cents per box.

All th• slav•s worksd frœ s~riss to suasst ; ths majority did field werk.

Wesen ‚ as well as ~n ‚ shersd f~ ~• ~fl ~Øy~ nst old enough tO bi sent to the field, minded hors.s ‚ !•v. ss to end frein the pasturs ‚ end did chores erœmd the ‘big hous.~. A tow w~em prepared aals and snper~