patrick henry

An Autobiography of Patrick Henry


I, Patrick Henry sit here to write the tale of my life up until this time of April 16th, of 1760. As of now I am 24 years of age and I feel now is a fine time to document my early life before I start a new chapter of my life. That chapter is entitled, The legal profession. In the ensuing pages I will describe my childhood, my teenage years and my adulthood up until the present period of time.
I was born on May 29th 1736, to my father and mother, John and Sarah Henry. I was the second son, and one of an eventual 9 children that my mother would have. My mother gave birth to me on my father’s plantation called Studley in the scarcely settled county of Hanover on the eastern end of Piedmont in the state of Virginia. Soon after my birth, my parents decided to move to Mount Brilliant, this is where I spent most of my childhood. My parents, although not rich were not to far off from that status. Neither of my parents originated from poor fam...