（signed，）orvillecrk

swornbeforeme，november

19h，1852ugparis，jusiceofhepeace

saeofnewyork：

washingoncouny，ss

benjaminferris，ofhevilgeofsandyhill，insaidcouny，beingdulysworn，dohdeposeandsay—haheisnowfifysevenyearsold，andhasresidedinsaidvilgeforyfiveyears；hahewasaswellacquainedwihminusnorhup，namedinhea

exedmemorialofa

enorhup，fromheyear1816oheimeofhisdeah，whichoccurredaforedward，inhefallof1829；haheknewhechildrenofhesaidminus，namely，josephnorhupandsolomonnorhup，andhahesaidsolomonishesamepersonnamedinsaidmemorial；hasaidminusresidedinhesaidcounyofwashingonoheimeofhisdeah，andwas，duringallhaime，afreeciizenofhesaidsaeofnewyork，asdeponenverifybelieves；hasaidmemorialis，a

enorhup，isawomanofgoodcharacer，andhesaemenconainedinhermemorialiseniledocredi

（signed）benjaminferris

swornbeforeme，november

19h，1852

ugparis，jusiceofhepeace

saeofnewyork：

execuivechamber，albany，nov30，1852

iherebycerifyhaheforegoingisacorreccopyofcerainproofsfiledinheexecuivedeparmen，uponwhichihaveappoinedhenrybnorhupanagenofhissae，oakeproperproceedingsinbehalfofsolomonnorhuphere，inmenioned

（signed，）washingonhun

byhegovernor

jfr，privaesecreary

saeofnewyork：

execuivedeparmen

washingonhun，governorofhesaeofnewyork，owhomimayconcern，greeing：

whereas，ihavereceivedinformaiononoah，whichissaisfacaryome，hasolomonnorhup，whoisafreeciizenofhissae，iswrongfullyheldinsvery，inhesaeoflouisiana：

andwhereas，iismademyduy，byhewsofhissae，oakesuchmeasuresasishalldeemnecessaryoprocureanyciizensowrongfullyheldinsvery，oberesoredohisliberyandreurnedohissae：

beiknown，hainpursuanceofchaper375ofhewsofhissae，passedin1840，ihaveconsiued，appoinedandemployedhenrybnorhup，esquire，ofhecounyofwashingon，inhissae，anagen，318

wihfullpoweroeffecheresoraionofsaidsolomonnorhup，andhesaidagenisherebyauhorizedandempoweredoinsiuesuchproperandlegalproceedings，oprocuresuchevidence，reainsuchcounsel，andfinallyoakesuchmeasuresaswillbemoslikelyoaccomplishheobjecofhissaidappoinmen

heisalsoinsrucedoproceedohesaeoflouisianawihallconveniendispach，oexecueheagencyherebycreaed

inwinesswhereof，ihavehereunosubscribedmyname，andaffixedheprivysealofhesae，aalbany，his23ddayofnovember，inheyearofourlord1852

（signed，）washingonhun

jameseruggles，privaesecreary

c

saeoflouisiana：

parishofavoyelles

beforeme，arisidebarbin，recorderofheparishofavoyelles，personallycameandappearedhenryb

norhup，ofhecounyofwashingon，saeofnewyork，whohahdecredhabyvirueofacommissionohimasagenofhesaeofnewyork，givenandgranedbyhisexcellency，washingonhun，governorofhesaidsaeofnewyork，bearingdaehe23ddayofnovember，1852，auhorizingandempoweringhim，hesaidnorhup，opursueandrecoverfromsveryafreemanofcolor，calledsolomonnorhup，whoisafreeciizenofhesaeofnewyork，andwhowaskidnappedandsoldinosvery，inhesaeoflouisiana，andnowinhepossessionofedwinepps，ofhesaeoflouisiana，ofheparishofavoyelles；he，hesaidagen，hereosigning，acknowledgeshahesaidedwinhashisdaygivenandsurrenderedohimassuchagen，hesaidsolomonnorhup，freemanofcolor，asaforesaid，inorderhaheberesoredohisfreedom，andcarriedbackohesaidsaeofnewyork，pursuanosaidcommission，hesaidedwineppsbeingsaisfiedfromheproofsproducedbysaidagen，hahesaidsolomonnorhupiseniledohisfreedomhepariesconseninghaacerifiedcopyofsaidpowerofaorneybea

exedohisac

doneandsignedamarksville，parishofavoyelles，hisfourhdayofjanuary，ohousandeighhundredandfifyhree，inhepresenceofheundersigned，legandcompeenwinesses，whohavealsohereosigned

（signed，）henrybnorhup

edwinepps

adebarbin，recorder

winesses：

haylor，

johnpwaddill

saeoflouisiana：

parishofavoyelles

idoherebycerifyheforegoingobearueandcorreccopyofheoriginalonfileandofrecordinmyoffice

givenundermyhandandsealofofficeasrecorderinandforheparishofavoyelles，his4hdayofjanuary，a

d1853

（signed，）adebarbin，recorder