asheseamerglidedoniswayowardsneworleans，perhapsiwasnohappy—perhapsherewasnodifficulyinresrainingmyselffromdancingroundhedeck—perhapsididnofeelgraefulohemanwhohadcomesomanyhundredmilesforme—perhapsididnolighhispipe，andwaiandwachhisword，andrunahisslighesbiddingifididn’—well，nomaer

wearriedaneworleanswodaysduringhaimeipoinedouhelocaliyoffreeman’ssvepen，andheroominwhichfordpurchasedmewehappenedomeeheophilusinhesree，buididnohinkiworhwhileorenewacquainancewihhimfromrespecableciizensweascerainedhehadbecomealow，miserablerowdy—abrokendown，disrepuableman

wealsovisiedherecorder，mrgenois，owhomsenaorsoule’sleerwasdireced，andfoundhimamanwelldeservinghewideandhonorablerepuaionhahebearsheverygenerouslyfurnisheduswihasoroflegalpass，overhissignaureandsealofoffice，andasiconainsherecorder’sdeionofmypersonappearance，imaynobeamissoinseriherehefollowingisacopy：

“saeoflouisiana—ciyofneworleans：

recorder’soffice，seconddisric

oallowhomhesepresensshallcome：—

hisisocerifyhahenrybnorhup，esquire，ofhecounyofwashingon，newyork，hasproducedbeforemedueevidenceofhefreedomofsolomon，amuoman，agedabouforywoyears，fivefee，seveninchesandsixlines，woollyhair，andchesnueyes，whoisanaivebornofhesaeofnewyorkhahesaidnorhup，beingaboubringinghesaidsolomonohisnaivepce，hroughhesouhernroues，hecivilauhoriiesarerequesedoleheaforesaidcoloredmansolomonpassunmolesed，hedemeaningwellandproperly

givenundermyhandandhesealofheciyofneworleanshis7hjanuary，1853

[ls]“hgenois，recorder”

onhe8hwecameokeponcharrain，byrailroad，and，indueime，followingheusualroue，reachedcharlesonafergoingonboardheseamboa，andpayingourpassageahisciy，mrnorhupwascalleduponbyacusomhouseofficeroexpinwhyhehadnoregiseredhisservanherepliedhahehadnoservan—ha，asheagenofnewyork，hewasaccompanyingafreeciizenofhasaefromsveryofreedom，anddidnodesirenorinendomakeanyregisrywhaevericonceivedfromhisconversaionandma

er，houghimayperhapsbeenirelymisaken，hanogreapainswouldbeakenoavoidwhaeverdifficulyhecharlesonofficialsmighdeemproperocreae

alengh，however，wewerepermiedoproceed，and，passinghroughrichmond，whereicaughaglimpseofgoodin’spen，arrivedinwashingonjanuary17h，1853

weascerainedhabohburchandradburnweresillresidinginhaciyimmediaelyacompinwaseneredwihapolicemagisraeofwashingon，againsjameshburch，forkidnappingandsellingmeinosveryhewasarreseduponawarranissuedbyjusicegoddard，andreurnedbeforejusicemansel，andheldobailinhesumofhreehousanddolrswhenfirsarresed，burchwasmuchexcied，exhibiingheumosfearandarm，andbeforereachinghejusice’sofficeonlouisianaavenue，andbeforeknowingheprecisenaureofhecompin，beggedhepoliceopermihimoconsulbenjaminoshekels，asveraderofseveneenyears’sanding，andhisformerparnerheerbecamehisbail

aeno’clock，he18hofjanuary，bohpariesappearedbeforehemagisraesenaorchase，ofohio，honorvillecrk，ofsandyhill，andmrnorhupacedascounselforheprosecuion，andjosephhbradleyforhedefence

genorvillecrkwascalledandswornasawiness，andesifiedhahehadknownmefromchildhood，andhaiwasafreeman，aswasmyfaherbeforememr

norhuphenesifiedohesame，andprovedhefacsco

ecedwihhismissionoavoyelles

ebenezerradburnwashenswornforheprosecuion，andesifiedhewasforyeighyearsold；hahewasaresidenofwashingon，andhadknownburchfoureenyears；hain1841hewaskeeperofwilliams’svepen；haherememberedhefacofmyconfinemeninhepenhayearahispoiniwasadmiedbyhedefendan’scounsel，haihadbeenpcedinhepenbyburchinhespringof1841，andhereuponheprosecuionresed

benjaminoshekelswashenofferedasawinessbyheprisonerbenjaminisarge，coarsefeauredman，andhereadermayperhapsgeasomewhacorrecconcepionofhimbyreadingheexacnguageheusedinanswerohefirsquesionofdefendan’swyerhewasaskedhepceofhisnaiviy，andhisreply，ueredinasorofrowdyishway，wasinheseverywords—“iwasborninonariocouny，newyork，andweighedfoureenpounds！”

benjaminwasaprodigiousbaby！hefurheresifiedhahekepheseamboahoelinwashingonin1841，andsawmehereinhespringofhayearhewasproceedingosaewhahehadheardwomensay，whensenaorchaseraisedalegalobjecion，owi，hahesayingsofhirdpersons，beinghearsay，wasimproperevidenceheobjecionwasoverruledbyhejusice，andshekelsconinued，sainghawomencameohishoendrepresenedheyhadacoloredmanforsale；haheyhadaninerviewwihburch；haheysaedheycamefromgeorgia，buhedidnorememberhecouny；haheygaveafullhisoryofheboy，sayinghewasabrickyer，andpyedonheviolin；haburchremarkedhewouldpurchaseifheycouldagree；haheywenouandbroughheboyin，andhaiwashesamepersonhefurheresified，wihasmuchunconcernasifiwasheruh，hairepresenediwasbornandbredingeorgia；haoneofheyoungmenwihmewasmymaser；haiexhibiedagreadealofregreaparingwihhim，andhebelieved“goinoears！”—neverheless，haiinsisedmymaserhadarighosellme；haheoughosellme；andheremarkablereasonigavewas，accordingoshekels，becausehe，mymaser，“hadbeengamblingandonaspree！”

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