is(sic) own was gone, he had hope
for others. Believing in hydropathy, he established, at Northampton,
Massachusetts, a large _"Water Cure,"_ and became one of the most
successful of all engaged in that mode of treatment.]

[Footnote 8: The following is a copy of these curious papers, both of my transfer
from Thomas to Hugh Auld, and from Hugh to myself:

"Know all men by these Presents, That I, Thomas Auld, of Talbot county,
and state of Maryland, for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred dollars, current money, to me paid by Hugh Auld, of the city of
Baltimore, in the said state, at and before the sealing and delivery of
these presents, the receipt whereof, I, the said Thomas Auld, do hereby
acknowledge, have granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents
do grant, bargain, and sell unto the said Hugh Auld, his executors,
administrators, and assigns, ONE NEGRO MAN, by the name of FREDERICK
BAILY, or DOUGLASS, as he callls(sic) himself--he is now about
twenty-eight years of age--to have and to hold the said negro man for
life. And I, the said Thomas Auld, for myself my heirs, executors,
and administrators, all and singular, the said FREDERICK BAILY _alias_
DOUGLASS, unto the said Hugh Auld, his executors, administrators,
and assigns against me, the said Thomas Auld, my executors, and
administrators, and against ali and every other person or persons
whatsoever, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents.
In witness whereof, I set my hand and seal, this thirteenth day of
November, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

THOMAS AULD

"Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Wrightson Jones.

"JOHN C. LEAS.

The authenticity of this bill of sale is attested by N. Harrington, a
justice of the peace of the state of Maryland, and for the county of
Talbot, dated same day as above.

"To all whom it may concern: Be it known, that I, Hugh Auld, of the city
of Baltimore, in Baltimore county, in the state of Maryland, for divers
good causes and considerations, me thereunto moving, have released from
slavery, liberated, manumitted, and set free, and by these presents do
hereby release from slavery, liberate, manumit, and set free, MY NEGRO
MAN, named FREDERICK BAILY, otherwise called DOUGLASS, being of the
age of twenty-eight years, or thereabouts, and able to work and gain a
sufficient livelihood and maintenance; and him the said negro man named
FREDERICK BAILY, otherwise called FREDERICK DOUGL