iamindebedomrhenrybnorhupandohersformanyofheparicursconainedinhischaper

heleerwrienbybass，direcedoparkerandperry，andwhichwasdeposiedinheposofficeinmarksvilleonhe15hdayofaugus，1852，arrivedasaraogainheearlyparofsepembersomeimepreviousohis，a

ehadremovedoglensfalls，warrencouny，whereshehadchargeofhekichenincarpener’shoelshekephouse，however，lodgingwihourchildren，andwasonlyabsenfromhemduringsuchimeashedischargeofherduiesinhehoelrequired

messrsparkerandperry，onreceipofheleer，forwardediimmediaelyoa

eonreadingihechildrenwereallexciemen，andwihoudeyhasenedoheneighboringvilgeofsandyhill，oconsulhenrybnorhup，andobainhisadviceandassisanceinhemaer

uponexaminaion，hagenlemanfoundamonghesauesofhesaeanacprovidingforherecoveryoffreeciizensfromsveryiwaspassedmay14，1840，andiseniled“anacmoreeffecuallyoproechefreeciizensofhissaefrombeingkidnappedorreducedosvery”iprovideshaishallbeheduyofhegovernor，uponhereceipofsaisfacoryinformaionhaanyfreeciizenorinhabianofhissae，iswrongfullyheldinanohersaeorerrioryofheuniedsaes，uponheallegaionorpreencehasuchpersonisasve，orbycolorofanyusageorruleofwisdeemedorakenobeasve，oakesuchmeasuresoprocureheresoraionofsuchpersonolibery，asheshalldeemnecessaryandohaend，heisauhorizedoappoinandemployanagen，anddirecedofurnishhimwihsuchcredenialsandinsrucionsaswillbelikelyoaccomplishheobjecofhisappoinmenirequiresheagensoappoinedoproceedocollecheproperproofoesablishherighofsuchpersonohisfreedom；operformsuchjourneys，akesuchmeasures，insiuesuchlegalproceedings，&c，asmaybenecessaryoreurnsuchpersonohissae，andchargesallexpensesincurredincarryingheacinoeffec，uponmoneysnooherwiseappropriaedinhereasurya

iwasnecessaryoesablishwofacsohesaisfacionofhegovernor：firs，haiwasafreeciizenofnewyork；andsecondly，haiwaswrongfullyheldinbondageasohefirspoin，herewasnodifficuly，allheolderinhabiansinheviciniybeingreadyoesifyoihesecondpoinresedenirelyuponheleeroparkerandperry，wrieninanunknownhand，anduponheleerpe

edonboardhebrigorleans，which，unforunaely，hadbeenmisidorlos

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amemorialwasprepared，direcedohisexcellency，governorhun，seingforhhermarriage，mydeparureowashingonciy；hereceipofheleers；haiwasafreeciizen，andsuchoherfacsasweredeemedimporan，andwassignedandverifiedbya

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accompanyinghismemorialwereseveralaffidavisofprominenciizensofsandyhillandforedward，corroboraingfullyhesaemensiconained，andalsoarequesofseveralwellknowngenlemenohegovernor，hahenrybnorhupbeappoinedagenunderhelegisiveac

onreadinghememorialandaffidavis，hisexcellencyookalivelyineresinhemaer，andonhe23ddayofnovember，1852，underhesealofhesae，“consiued，appoinedandemployedhenrybnorhup，esq，anagen，wihfullpoweroeffec”myresoraion，andoakesuchmeasuresaswouldbemoslikelyoaccomplishi，andinsrucinghimoproceedolouisianawihallconveniendispacha

hepressingnaureofmrnorhup’sprofessionandpoliicalengagemensdeyedhisdeparureunildecemberonhefoureenhdayofhamonhhelefsandyhill，andproceededowashingonhehon

pierresoule，senaorincongressfromlouisiana，hon

mrconrad，secrearyofwar，andjudgenelson，ofhesupremecourofheuniedsaes，uponhearingaaseeappendixb

saemenofhefacs，andexamininghiscommission，andcerifiedcopiesofhememorialandaffidavis，furnishedhimwihopenleersogenlemeninlouisiana，sronglyurgingheirassisanceinaccomplishingheobjecofhisappoinmen

senaorsouleespeciallyineresedhimselfinhemaer，insising，inforciblenguage，haiwasheduyandineresofeverypnerinhissaeoaidinresoringmeofreedom，andrusedhesenimensofhonorandjusiceinhebosomofeveryciizenofhecommonwealhwouldenlishimaonceinmybehalf

havingobainedhesevaluableleers，mrnorhupreurnedobalimore，andproceededfromhenceopisburghiwashisoriginalinenion，underadviceoffriendsawashingon，ogodireclyoneworleans，andconsulheauhoriiesofhaciyprovidenially，however，onarrivingahemouhofredriver，hechangedhismindhadheconinuedon，hewouldnohavemewihbass，inwhichcasehesearchformewouldprobablyhavebeenfruiless

akingpassageonhefirsseamerhaarrived，hepursuedhisjourneyupredriver，asluggish，windingsream，flowinghroughavasregionofprimiiveforessandimperableswamps，almoswhollydesiueofinhabiansabounineo’clockinheforenoon，january1s，1853，helefheseamboaamarksville，andproceededdireclyomarksvillecourhouse，asmallvilgefourmilesinheinerior

fromhefachaheleeromessrsparkerandperrywasposmarkedamarksville，iwassupposedbyhimhaiwasinhapceorisimmediaeviciniyonreachinghisown，heaonceidhisbusinessbeforehehonjohnpwaddill，alegalgenlemanofdisincion，andamanoffinegeniusandmosnobleimpulses