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- Dated Nov. 13, 1771. Martha Rolf's sworn testimony of hearing Casar negotiate payment for freedom deal with Taylor and Taylor's concern that paying Casar's court fine had already cost him money. Also she spoke with Casar re his poor shoes and Casar replied that he had to work too hard for Casar to get better ones. Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.
Transcription:I Martha Rolf of lawfull Age testify that Samuel Taylor of Reading came to our House with Casar his Negro man as they were on their Return from Concord Court in the year 1768. Mr. Taylor then said Casar I am sorry I ever had any Concern with you seeing I meet with so much Trouble & Costs. Casar then replyed I am sorry you do meet with so much Trouble, but I can’t help’ it now’ , “’But if you will “be easy one or two years & help me to some Money to buy “Some Skins, I don’t think but that I can make as much “Money for you as you gave for me. (If I don’t you may “sell me in Welcome) and some Time after that Casar was at our House again and having on a pair of old Shoes ( said to him Casar I would not wear such old Shoes he replyed “I am so hard drove, buying, Blubber and getting Stock to carry on my Trade with, that I have not Money to get Shoes with, and at the same Time he said he had let his Master Taylor, have some Work, some Flax & some other Things but that he could not get Money for his Stocks, Martha X Mark Rolf Essex Salem November 13 1771 Sworn to & Before Peter Frye Justice of the Peace Nov