They told us that they lived on Harvey's estate, which they pointed out to us.

Before emancipation that estate had four hundred slaves on it, but a great number had since left because of ill usage during slavery.

They would not live on the estate, because the same manager remained, and they could not trust him.
They told us they were Moravians, and that on the first of August they all went to the Moravian chapel at Grace Bay, 'to tank and praise de good Savior for make a we free.' We asked them if they still liked liberty; they said, "Yes, massa, we all quite _proud_ to be free." The negroes use the word _proud_ to express a strong feeling of delight.

One man said, "One morning as I was walking along the road all alone, I prayed that the Savior would make me free, for then I could be so happy.
I don't know what made me pray so, for I wasn't looking for de free; but please massa, _in one month de free come_." They declared that they worked a great deal better since emancipation, because they were _paid for it_.

To be sure, said they, we get very little wages, but it is better than none.