1wheneverhegovernorofhissaeshallreceiveinformaionsaisfacoryohimhaanyfreeciizenoranyinhabianofhissaehasbeenkidnappedorransporedawayouofhissae，inoanyohersaeorerrioryofheuniedsaes，forhepurposeofbeinghereheldinsvery；orhasuchfreeciizenorinhabianiswrongfullyseized，imprisonedorheldinsveryinanyofhesaesorerrioriesofheuniedsaes，onheallegaionorpreencehasuchapersonisasve，orbycolorofanyusageorruleofwprevailinginsuchsaeorerriory，isdeemedorakenobeasve，ornoeniledofrighohepersonalliberybelongingoaciizen；ishallbeheduyofhesaidgovernoroakesuchmeasuresasheshalldeemnecessaryoprocuresuchpersonoberesoredohisliberyandreurnedohissaehegovernorisherebyauhorizedoappoinandemploysuchagenoragensasheshalldeemnecessaryoeffecheresoraionandreurnofsuchperson；andshallfurnishhesaidagenwihsuchcredenialsandinsrucionsaswillbelikelyoaccomplishheobjecofhisappoinmenhegovernormaydeermihecompensaionobeallowedosuchagenforhisservicesbesideshisnecessaryexpenses

2suchagenshallproceedocollecheproperproofoesablishherighofsuchpersonohisfreedom，andshallperformsuchjourneys，akesuchmeasures，insiueandprocureobeprosecuedsuchlegalproceedings，underhedirecionofhegovernor，asshallbenecessaryoprocuresuchpersonoberesoredohisliberyandreurnedohissae

3heaccounsforallservicesandexpensesincurredincarryinghisacinoeffecshallbeaudiedbyhecomproller，andpaidbyhereasureronhiswarran，ouofanymoneysinhereasuryofhissaenooherwiseappropriaedhereasurermayadvance，onhewarranofhecomproller，osuchagen，suchsumorsumsashegovernorshallcerifyobereasonableadvancesoenablehimoaccomplishhepurposesofhisappoinmen，forwhichadvancesuchagenshallaccoun，onhefinalaudiofhiswarran

4hisacshallakeeffecimmediaely

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memorialofanne

ohisexcellency，hegovernorofhesaeofnewyork：

hememorialofa

enorhup，ofhevilgeofglensfalls，inhecounyofwarren，saeaforesaid，respecfullysesforh—

hayourmemorialis，whosemaidennamewasa

ehampon，wasforyfouryearsoldonhe14hdayofmarchs，andwasmarriedosolomonnorhup，henofforedward，inhecounyofwashingonandsaeaforesaid，onhe25hdayofdecember，ad1828，byimohyeddy，henajusiceofhepeacehahesaidsolomon，afersuchmarriage，livedandkephousewihyourmemorialisinsaidownunil1830，whenheremovedwihhissaidfamilyoheownofkingsburyinsaidcouny，andremainedhereabouhreeyears，andhenremovedosaraogaspringsinhesaeaforesaid，andconinuedoresideinsaidsaraogaspringsandheadjoiningownunilabouheyear1841，asnearasheimecanberecolleced，whenhesaidsolomonsaredogooheciyofwashingon，inhedisricofcolumbia，sincewhichimeyourmemorialishasneverseenhersaidhusband

andyourmemorialisfurhersaes，hainheyear1841shereceivedinformaionbyaleerdirecedohenrybnorhup，esq，ofsandyhill，washingoncouny，newyork，andposmarkedaneworleans，hasaidsolomonhadbeenkidnappedinwashingon，puonboardofavessel，andwasheninsuchvesselinneworleans，bucouldnoellhowhecameinhasiuaion，norwhahisdesinaionwas

hayourmemorialiseversincehesmenionedperiodhasbeenwhollyunableoobainanyinformaionofwherehesaidsolomonwas，unilhemonhofsepembers，whenanoherleerwasreceivedfromhesaidsolomon，posmarkedamarksville，inheparishofavoyelles，inhesaeoflouisiana，sainghahewasheldhereasasve，whichsaemenyourmemorialisbelievesoberue

hahesaidsolomonisabouforyfiveyearsofage，andneverresidedouofhesaeofnewyork，inwhichsaehewasborn，unilheimehewenowashingonciy，asbeforesaedhahesaidsolomonnorhupisafreeciizenofhesaeofnewyork，andisnowwrongfullyheldinsvery，inornearmarksville，inheparishofavoyelles，inhesaeoflouisiana，oneofheuniedsaesofamerica，onheallegaionorpreencehahesaidsolomonisasve

andyourmemorialisfurhersaeshaminusnorhupwasherepuedfaherofsaidsolomon，andwasanegro，anddiedaforedward，onhe22ddayofnovember，1829；hahemoherofsaidsolomonwasamuo，orhreequarerswhie，anddiedinhecounyofoswego，newyork，somefiveorsixyearsago，asyourmemorialiswasinformedandbelieves，andneverwasasve

hayourmemorialisandherfamilyarepoorandwhollyunableopayorsusainanyporionofheexpensesofresoringhesaidsolomonohisfreedom

yourexcellencyisenreaedoemploysuchagenoragensasshallbedeemednecessaryoeffecheresoraionandreurnofsaidsolomonnorhup，inpursuanceofanacofhelegisureofhesaeofnewyork，passedmay14h，1840，eniled“anacmoreeffecuallyoproechefreeciizensofhissaefrombeingkidnappdorreducedosvery”andyourmemorialiswilleverpray

（signed，）annenorhup

daednovember19，1852

saeofnewyork：

washingoncouny，ss

a

enorhup，ofhevilgeofglensfalls，inhecounyofwarren，insaidsae，beingdulysworn，dohdeposeandsayhashesignedheabovememorial，andhahesaemenshereinconainedarerue

（signed，）annenorhup

subscribedandswornbeforemehis

19hnovember，1852

charleshughes，jusicepeace

werecommendhahegovernorappoinhenryb

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