Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Herndon, Archer G. 'Archer G. Herndon (William H. Herndon Interview)' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: interview]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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249. Archer G. Herndon (William H. Herndon Interview).

[September 28, 1866? ^[1]]

A. G. Herndon

Says — am from Virginia — The Customs & habits of Virginia we brought from England. — only partially So — We wanted — or found new uses adapted to our conditions &c — Our games were (5) fives — striking a ball up against a perpendicular wall — Say 30 feet high by 40 or 50 feet wide — We played long bullets ^[2] — We had an iron ball — weighing from 2 to 5 pounds and rolled it on the highway — in order to see who Could roll the limited distance in the least number of throws — We have raced it — Cock fought it. We played Cards — game Called all fours — ie Seven up ^[3] — We fox hunted it in the Mornings — fished — Sang Songs going to Corn Shucking ^[4] — niggers beat us — Sang of

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