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| | Mike's History p 160 - American Slavery. Whipping of slaves. |
 | | There lay a fl girl flat upon her face, on a board, her two thumbs tied, and fastened to one end, her feet tied and drawn tightly to the other end, while a strap passed over the small of her back, and, fastened around the board, compressed her closely to it. |
 | | By her side, and six feet off, stood a huge negro, with a long whip, which he applied with dreadful power and wonderful precision. |
 | | She was brought by her master to be whipped by the common executioner, without trial, judge or jury, just at his own beck or nod, for some real or supposed offence, or to gratify his own whim or malice. |
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