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An African. CAME on this day to my plantation on South Santee, a Mandingo NEGRO MAN, about six feet high, apparently thirtyfive years old, and has a scar over his right eye: He speaks the Guinea language to one of my Negroes—says that he does know his master’s name, nor the way back to his plantation, which he left a week ago, and is directed by a driver named Prince, who abused him and imposed on him: He mentions that his African name is Muldy—his present name Galter; that his master lives mostly in town, and has a waiting man called Dick. He has a blanket, a blue round jacket with plated buttons, a blue cap, white negro cloth trowsers and robbin, and a pair of shoes.