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	Charlee Grandy wae born February 19, 1842, jn Miseieslppi. ~i1• still an infant ‚ 1~i was b3‘ought to Nozfo 1k. Then the fa~ai ly arri ved i n
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Norfolk his father was arrested on soins preten.tious charge, and the whole family was placed In pri8on. After their release ‚ they weje taken to a plantation near Hickory Ground, Virginia, and sold. Slaves, at this time, were often taken to rural districts in carts, and Bold to owners of plan-. tations, as they were needed. Family Life, friendships, and love affairs were often broken up; many times never to be united.

	Following the general routine of slaves, the Grandy family was given a shanty ; food and o lothing was a lao issued to them, and had to last until the master decided to give out another supply. Usual1y~ he issued them their allowance of food weekly. Often the supply was insufficient for their needs.

	Oharles played around the plantati~n “big house‘s, doing 8mall errands until he reached the age of five, then his play days ended. While playing on the wood pi le one morning, hi s master cal led him, “boy do you see thi. a grass growing along the side of the fence?~ Well pull ital up.“ Then his first task was finished, he was carried to the field to pull the grass from the young cotton and other growing crops. This work was done by ha~nd because he was still too young to use the farm implements. Now he went to

his task &aily;. from early in the morning until late in the evening. The long toi isome days comp lets ly exhai.~sted the youngster. Often he would faLl asleep ßefore reaching home, and spend a good pörtion ofthe night ou the ba~~ growid. Awakening, he would find. it quite a prob~.em to ~ 1o4~4te ~ his. ~ - ~ ~..

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~	David Hoggard
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