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Start to set de cornhouse afire, but my Ma say: 'Please sir, don't burn de cornhouse.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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I wuz in de cornhouse a-shuckin 'corn to go to de mill on Saturday.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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A certain Goodsir Canty's cornhouse stood near them in a clump of trees beside the road, and as the door was open they crept in, gulped down great "chunks" of cake, distributed vast slices of what was left about their persons, Obed taking by far the lion's share, and then they parted, vowing eternal secrecy.
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know Asa Don Dickinson 1918
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Near by is a cornhouse and a small distillery, and the corrals for sheep shearing are not far off.
Nine Short Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Near by is a cornhouse and a small distillery, and the corrals for sheep shearing are not far off.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Near by is a cornhouse and a small distillery, and the corrals for sheep shearing are not far off.
Complete Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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The improvements were a good stone dwelling house, kitchen barn, stable, smokehouse, cornhouse and a stone smith shop.
The Journal 2009
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