iggorant

"Yo 'know, suh, dat iggorant goat done completely et up his destination."

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I answered, yes, sir, I know my arm would be cut off if I should attempt to strike you; but, sir, if you had been there you would not have used me in the way the driver did: he is an iggorant old African, or Guinea negro, and has not judgment sufficient to superintend any one in my present situation.

Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave. Written by Himself 1825