Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana

CHAPTER V.

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Arrival at Norfolk--Frederick and Maria--Arthur, the Freeman--Appointed Steward--Jim, Cuffee, and Jenny--The Storm--Bahama Banks--The Calm--The Conspiracy--The Long Boat--The Small-Pox--Death of Robert--Manning, the Sailor--The Meeting in the Forecastle--The Letter--Arrival at New-Orleans--Arthur's Rescue--Theophilus Freeman, the Consignee--Platt--First Night in the New-Orleans Slave Pen, 65