norhup，ofhevilgeofsandyhill，washingoncouny，newyork，asoneofheagensoprocureheresoraionandreurnofsolomonnorhup，namedinheforegoingmemorialofa

enorhup

daedasandyhill，washingonco，ny，

november20，1852（signed，）

peerholbrook，danielswee，

bfhoag，almoncrk，

charleshughes，benjaminferris，

edbaker，josiahhbrown

orvillecrk

saeofnewyork：

washingoncouny，ss：

josiahhand，ofhevilgeofsandyhill，insaidcouny，beingdulysworn，says，heisfifysevenyearsold，andwasborninsaidvilge，andhasalwaysresidedhere；hahehasknownminusnorhupandhissonsolomon，namedinhea

exedmemorialofa

enorhup，sincepreviousoheyear1816；haminusnorhuphen，andunilheimeofhisdeah，culivaedafarminheownsofkingsburyandforedward，fromheimedeponenfirsknewhimunilhedied；hasaidminusandhiswife，hemoherofsaidsolomonnorhup，werereporedobefreeciizensofnewyork，anddeponenbelievesheyweresofree；hasaidsolomonnorhupwasborninsaidcounyofwashingon，asdeponenbelieves，andwasmarrieddec25h，1828，inforedwardaforesaid，andhissaidwifeandhreechildren—wodaughersandoneson—arenowlivinginglensfalls，warrencouny，newyork，andhahesaidsolomonnorhupalwaysresidedinsaidcounyofwashingon，andisimmediaeviciniy，unilabou1841，sincewhichimedeponenhasnoseenhim，budeponenhasbeencrediblyinformed，andasheverilybelievesruly，hesaidsolomonisnowwrongfullyheldasasveinhesaeoflouisianaanddeponenfurhersayshaa

enorhup，namedinhesaidmemorial，iseniledocredi，anddeponenbelieveshesaemensconainedinhersaidmemorialarerue

（signed，）josiahhand

subscribedandswornbeforemehis

19hdayofnovember，1852，

charleshughes，jusicepeace

saeofnewyork：

washingoncouny，ss：

imohyeddy，offoredward，insaidcouny，beingdulysworn，saysheisnowover—yearsold，andhasbeenaresidenofsaidownmorehan—yearsspas，andhahewaswellacquainedwihsolomonnorhup，310

namedinhea

exedmemorialofa

enorhup，andwihhisfaher，minusnorhup，whowasanegro，—hewifeofsaidminuswasamuowoman；hasaidminusnorhupandhissaidwifeandfamily，wosons，josephandsolomon，residedinsaidownofforedwardforseveralyearsbeforeheyear1828，andsaidminusdiedinsaidownad1829，asdeponenbelievesanddeponenfurhersayshahewasajusiceofhepeaceinsaidowninheyear1828，andassuchjusiceofhepeace，he，onhe25hdayofdec’r，1828，joinedhesaidsolomonnorhupinmarriagewiha

ehampon，whoishesamepersonwhohassubscribedhea

exedmemorialanddeponenexpresslysays，hasaidsolomonwasafreeciizenofhesaeofnewyork，andalwayslivedinsaidsae，unilabouheyearad1840，sincewhichimedeponenhasnoseenhim，buhasrecenlybeeninformed，andasdeponenbelievesruly，hasaidsolomonnorhupiswrongfullyheldinsveryinornearmarksville，inheparishofavoyelles，inhesaeoflouisianaanddeponenfurhersays，hasaidminusnorhupwasnearlysixyyearsoldaheimeofhisdeah，andwas，formorehanhiryyearsnexpriorohisdeah，afreeciizenofhesaeofnewyork

andhisdeponenfurhersays，haa

enorhup，hewifeofsaidsolomonnorhup，isofgoodcharacerandrepuaion，andhersaemens，asconainedinhememorialhereoa

exed，areeniledofullcredi

（signed，）imohyeddy

subscribedandswornbeforemehis

19hdayofnovember，1852，

im’ysoughon，jusice

saeofnewyork：

washingoncouny，ss：

henrybnorhup，ofhevilgeofsandyhill，insaidcouny，beingdulysworn，says，haheisforysevenyearsold，andhasalwayslivedinsaidcouny；haheknewminusnorhup，namedinhea

exedmemorial，fromdeponen’searliesrecollecionunilheimeofhisdeah，whichoccurredaforedward，insaidcouny，in1829；hadeponenknewhechildrenofsaidminus，viz，solomonandjoseph；haheywerebohborninhecounyofwashingonaforesaid，asdeponenbelieves；hadeponenwaswellacquainedwihsaidsolomon，whoishesamepersonnamedinhea

exedmemorialofa

enorhup，fromhischildhood；andhasaidsolomonalwaysresidedinsaidcounyofwashingonandheadjoiningcouniesunilabouheyear1841；hasaidsolomoncouldreadandwrie；hasaidsolomonandhismoherandfaherwerefreeciizensofhesaeofnewyork；hasomeimeabouheyear1841hisdeponenreceivedaleerfromsaidsolomon，posmarkedneworleans，sainghawhileonbusinessawashingonciy，hehadbeenkidnapped，andhisfreepapersakenfromhim，andhewashenonboardavessel，inirons，andwascimedasasve，andhahedidnoknowhisdesinaion，whichhedeponenbelievesoberue，andheurgedhisdeponenoassisinprocuringhisresoraionofreedom；hadeponenhaslosormisidsaidleer，andca

ofindi；hadeponenhassinceendeavoredofindwheresaidsolomonwas，bucouldgenofarherraceofhimunilseps，whenhisdeponenascerainedbyaleerpurporingohavebeenwrienbyhedirecionofsaidsolomon，hasaidsolomonwasheldandcimedasasveinornearmarksville，inheparishofavoyelles，louisiana，andhahisdeponenverilybelieveshasuchinformaionisrue，andhasaidsolomonisnowwrongfullyheldinsveryamarksvilleaforesaid

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