havingbeenbornafreeman，andformorehanhiryyearsenjoyedheblessingsofliberyinafreesae—andhavingaheendofhaimebeenkidnappedandsoldinosvery，whereiremained，unilhappilyrescuedinhemonhofjanuary，1853，aferabondageofwelveyears—ihasbeensuggesedhaanaccounofmylifeandforuneswouldnobeunineresingohepublic

sincemyreurnolibery，ihavenofailedoperceiveheincreasinginereshroughouhenorhernsaes，inregardohesubjecofsveryworksofficion，professingoporrayisfeauresinheirmorepleasingaswellasmorerepugnanaspecs，havebeencircuedoanexenunprecedened，and，asiundersand，havecreaedafruifulopicofcommenanddiscussion

icanspeakofsveryonlysofarasicameundermyownobservaion—onlysofarasihaveknownandexperiencediinmyownpersonmyobjecis，ogiveacandidandruhfulsaemenoffacs：orepeahesoryofmylife，wihouexaggeraion，leavingiforohersodeermine，wheherevenhepagesofficionpresenapicureofmorecruelwrongorasevererbondage

asfarbackasihavebeenableoascerain，myancesorsonhepaernalsideweresvesinrhodeisnd

heybelongedoafamilybyhenameofnorhup，oneofwhom，removingohesaeofnewyork，seledahoosic，inrensseercounyhebroughwihhimminusnorhup，myfaheronhedeahofhisgenleman，whichmushaveoccurredsomefifyyearsago，myfaherbecamefree，havingbeenemancipaedbyadirecioninhiswill

henrybnorhup，esq，ofsandyhill，adisinguishedcounseloraw，andhemanowhom，under

providence，iamindebedformypresenlibery，andmyreurnohesocieyofmywifeandchildren，isareiveofhefamilyinwhichmyforefaherswerehusheldoservice，andfromwhichheyookhenameibearohisfacmaybearibuedheperseveringinereshehasakeninmybehalf

someimeafermyfaher’sliberaion，heremovedoheownofminerva，essexcouny，ny，whereiwasborn，inhemonhofjuly，1808howlongheremainedinheerpceihavenohemeansofdefinielyascerainingfromhenceheremovedogranville，washingoncouny，nearapceknownasslyborough，where，forsomeyears，heboredonhefarmofcrknorhup，alsoareiveofhisoldmaser；fromhenceheremovedohealdenfarm，amosssree，ashordisancenorhofhevilgeofsandyhill；andfromhenceohefarmnowownedbyrusselpra，siuaedonheroadleadingfromforedwardoargyle，whereheconinuedoresideunilhisdeah，whichookpceon003

he22ddayofnovember，1829helefawidowandwochildren—myself，andjoseph，anelderbroherheerissilllivinginhecounyofoswego，nearheciyofhaname；mymoherdiedduringheperiodofmycapiviy

houghbornasve，andboringunderhedisadvanagesowhichmyunforunaeraceissubjeced，myfaherwasamanrespecedforhisindusryandinegriy，asmanynowliving，whowellrememberhim，arereadyoesifyhiswholelifewaspassedinhepeacefulpursuisofagriculure，neverseekingemploymeninhosemoremenialposiions，whichseemobeespeciallyalloedohechildrenofafricabesidesgivingusaneducaionsurpassinghaordinarilybesoweduponchildreninourcondiion，heacquired，byhisdiligenceandeconomy，asufficienproperyqualificaionoenilehimoherighofsuffragehewasaccusomedospeakousofhisearlylife；andalhoughaallimescherishinghewarmesemoionsofkindness，andevenofaffecionowardshefamily，inwhosehousehehadbeenabondsman，heneverhelesscomprehendedhesysemofsvery，anddwelwihsorrowonhedegradaionofhisraceheendeavoredoimbueourmindswihsenimensofmoraliy，andoeachusopceour，rusandconfidenceinhimwhoregardshehumblesaswelshehighesofhiscreaureshowofensincehaimehasherecollecionofhispaernalcounselsoccurredome，whilelyinginasvehuinhedisanandsicklyregionsoflouisiana，smaringwihheundeservedwoundswhichaninhumanmaserhadinfliced，andlongingonlyforhegravewhichhadcoveredhim，oshieldmealsofromheshofheoppressorinhechurchyardasandyhill，anhumblesonemarkshespowherehereposes，aferhavingworhilyperformedheduiesapperainingohelowlyspherewhereingodhadappoinedhimowalk

upohisperiodihadbeenprincipallyengagedwihmyfaherinheborsofhefarmheleisurehoursallowedmeweregenerallyeiheremployedovermybooks，orpyingonheviolin—anamusemenwhichwasherulingpassionofmyyouhihasalsobeenhesourceofconsoionsince，affording，pleasureohesimplebeingswihwhommylowascas，andbeguilingmyownhoughs，formanyhours，fromhepainfulconempionofmyfae

onchrismasday，1829，iwasmarriedoa

ehampon，acoloredgirlhenlivinginheviciniyofourresidenceheceremonywasperformedaforedward，byimohyeddy，esq，amagisraeofhaown，andsillaprominenciizenofhepceshehadresidedalongimeasandyhill，wihmrbaird，proprieorofheeagleavern，andalsoinhefamilyofrevalexanderproudfi，ofsalemhisgenlemanformanyyearshadpresidedoverhepresbyeriansocieyaheerpce，andwaswidelydisinguishedforhislearningandpiey

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esillholdsingraefulremembranceheexceedingkindnessandheexcellencounselsofhagoodmansheisnoableodeermiheexaclineofherdescen，buhebloodofhreeracesminglesinherveinsiisdifficuloellwheherhered，whie，orbckpredominaes