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of the laws of this State, passed in 1840, I have constituted, appointed and employed Henry B. Northup, Esquire, of the county of Washington, in this State, an Agent, with full power to effect the restoration of said Solomon Northup, and the said Agent is hereby authorized and empowered to institute such proper and legal proceedings, to procure such evidence, retain such counsel, and finally to take such measures as will be most likely to accomplish the object of his said appointment.

He is also instructed to proceed to the State of Louisiana with all convenient dispatch, to execute the agency hereby created.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and [L.S.] affixed the privy seal of the State, at Albany, this 23d day of November, in the year of our Lord 1852.

(Signed,) WASHINGTON HUNT.

JAMES F. RUGGLES, Private Secretary.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA: Parish of Avoyelles.

Before me, Aristide Barbin, Recorder of the parish of Avoyelles, personally came and appeared Henry B. Northup, of the county of Washington, State of New-York, who hath declared that by virtue of a commission to him as agent of the State of New-York, given and granted by his excellency, Washington Hunt, Governor of the said State of New-York, bearing date the 23d day of November, 1852, authorizing and empowering him, the said Northup, to pursue and recover from slavery a free man of color, called Solomon Northup, who is a free citizen of the State of New-York, and who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, in the State of Louisiana, and now in the possession of Edwin Epps, of the State of Louisiana, of the Parish of Avoyelles; he, the said agent, hereto signing, acknowledges that the said Edwin has this day given and surrendered to him as such agent, the said Solomon Northup, free man of color, as aforesaid, in order that he be restored to his freedom, and carried back to the said State of New-York, pursuant to said commission, the said Edwin Epps being satisfied from the proofs produced by said agent, that the said Solomon Northup is entitled to his freedom. The parties consenting that a certified copy of said power of attorney be annexed to this act.

Done and signed at Marksville, parish of Avoyelles, this fourth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, in the presence of the undersigned, legal and competent witnesses, who have also hereto signed.

(Signed,) HENRY B. NORTHUP. EDWIN EPPS. ADE. BARBIN, Recorder. Witnesses: H. TAYLOR, JOHN P. WADDILL.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA: Parish of Avoyelles.

I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the original on file and of record in my office.

[L.S.] Given under my hand and seal of office as Recorder in and for the parish of Avoyelles, this 4th day of January, A. D. 1853.

(Signed,) ADE. BARBIN, Recorder.

THE END

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[Transcriber's Notes:

The transcriber made these changes to the text:

1. p. xi., Chalenged --> Challenged 2. p. xiii., Coversation --> Conversation 3. p. xvi, expresssion --> expression 4. p. 53, hight --> height 5. p. 58, susually --> usually 6. p. 86, She's not for sale. --> She's not for sale." 7. p. 97, looded --> looked 8. p, 103, capenter --> carpenter 9. p. 106, aligators --> alligators 10. p. 112, Chenyville --> Cheneyville 11. p. 135, gripe --> grip 12. p. 138, loose --> lose 13. p. 149, listing --> listening 14. p. 156, an one --> a one 15. p. 224, maintin --> maintain 16. p. 244, LEW CHEENEY --> LEW CHENEY 17. p. 274, priviliges --> privileges 18. p. 296, 'bringing down his hand emphatically on the table,' --> bringing down his hand emphatically on the table, 19. p. 314, reppresented --> represented 20. p. 316, offer- --> offered

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