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1725 Amos was a prince in Africa. He and his tribe were capture and were made slaves and were sold. -
Amos was working as a slave but fortunet for Amos his owner was a follower of Crhist. -
Amos worked hard for his master.He liked his masters family. His master also liked him. His life tot him about god. -
Amos master died, so his wife sold Amos to a new master. The new master was making him work rilly hard. Although his master was working him hard he also tought him the trade of tanning. -
Amos's new owner was a nice man so he said that Amos would be set free if he payed back all the money he payed for him, and work for 15 years so he worked and was a free man.
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When Amos was a free man he started his work as a tanner. He had his eye on a girl who was a slave. -
Amos was still watching the girl so, Amos went to her owner and asked if he could bey her and marry her. -
Amos worked rilly hard and bought his wife she was verry butiful and he was verry happy. -
Amos and his wife were living happily but unfortunately, she died after a year. -
Amos was very sad but he had his eye on slave girl. He wanted to bye her. -
Amos bought her and he made her a free human being. She was very happy to be his wife and be set free. -
Amos found one more girl that he liked so he bought her and her daughter . She was young and strong although Amos was getting older. -
Amos and his new wife moved to a town called Jafry. When the got to Jafry, a man walked up to Amos and said to leave. So Amos pulled out his freedom papers. So the guy let them go to the Pason. -
Amos his wife and his daughter all lived happily but not everybody was dooing so good. Amos friend Lios was not dooing good. She had seven children and her husband died so she was very despret. Amos wanted help but his wife hid his money pot. she gave it back but he only bought one of Lios's kids at oction unfortinetly she died. -
Amos was a very old man so he went to the parson and he told the parson that he was going to write a will. He was giving $200 to the church, he gave his work to his doughter and his house to his wife. -
Sacred to the memory of Amos Fortune who was born free in Africa a slave in America he purchased liberty professed Christianity lived reputably and died Nov. 17, 1881 Aet. 91
