My name is Charles Washington I am My name is Charles Washington I am 11 years old I am the youngest of 11 years old I am the youngest of my brothers and sister. My mother my brothers and sister. My mother had died of ill when I was just a had died of ill when I was just a baby. My fathers name is Thomas baby. My fathers name is Thomas Washington. Washington.

My father makes very little pay with his My father makes very little pay with his job. He is buying a horse to plow the job. He is buying a horse to plow the fields. We live in a cottage down by the fields. We live in a cottage down by the river. I wear a Black laced cloth. I cook river. I wear a Black laced cloth. I cook dinner for everyone in my family. dinner for everyone in my family.

My chores are to feed My chores are to feed livestock baby site my are livestock baby site my are

Nabors daughter. If I Nabors daughter. If I disobeyed my father I would disobeyed my father I would be taken a paddle tobe taken a paddle to.

I play a game with a stick and a hoop in my yard.

School is five miles from are house. We have little school supplies.We ride an ox to school.

When I was sick my sister ran to get herbs, roots, and leeches for my ill.