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Excerpt from The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave: Containing His History of 25 Years in Bondage, and His Providential EscapeMr. J. H. W. Had two children, John and Elizabeth. His wife died before I could remember, leaving the chil dren under the supervision of the Grandmother. Eliza beth was about thirteen, and John ten years of age.My parents had seven children, five sons and two daughters. My father and mother were field hands. My younger sister was house girl and ladies' maid, while the elder was given to one of the sons. The rest of us were too small to work, the eldest being only eleven years old.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.