. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . er him forever and ever. Where did he live, Uncle Tom ? Here in Richmond ? Christine in-quired, still interested in the search for local color. No, not in Richmond, Uncle Tom replied. Henry lived quite a wayto the southwest of Richmond, in what is now Charlotte County, just a fewmiles south of historic Appomattox. His fine plantation was called RedHill, and to-day it is the country residence of the great orators descen-dants, to one of whom I hope to introduce you all to-day. This was interest
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . er him forever and ever. Where did he live, Uncle Tom ? Here in Richmond ? Christine in-quired, still interested in the search for local color. No, not in Richmond, Uncle Tom replied. Henry lived quite a wayto the southwest of Richmond, in what is now Charlotte County, just a fewmiles south of historic Appomattox. His fine plantation was called RedHill, and to-day it is the country residence of the great orators descen-dants, to one of whom I hope to introduce you all to-day. This was interesting, and, in fact, Uncle Tom did keep his , later in the day, each one of the five was presented to a courteous anddelightful gentleman of the old school whom they afterward referred toas the real grandson of the real Patrick Henry. The incident impressed them strongly, for they felt as if, somehow, theyhad been brought by that introduction into direct contact with that greatand glorious past which had proclaimed liberty to the nations and given anew and splendid republic to the
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