Presently starts Solomon Northup’s genuine 12-year misery, started by the appearance of James H. Burch. Taking after the night of being sick, Solomon stirs in a cell where he is held captive in chains. In time, his cell opens and a harsh-looking man enters: “James H. Burch…a well-known slave-dealer in Washington.” Burch is went with by his flunky, Ebenezer Radburn. Northup instantly starts challenging his detainment: “Again and once more I declared I was no man’s slave.” In reaction, Burch beats Northup savagely with a wooden paddle and a “cat-o’-ninetails” whip until Solomon is totally stifled. At that point Burch debilitates to kill Solomon in the event that Solomon ever notices flexibility again. Over the following a few days, Solomon is permitted to move around. He finds that he is being held in “William’s Slave Pen” in Washington, D.C. He meets other captives, counting Clemens Beam, Eliza Berry, and Eliza’s children. Northup wraps up this chapter by briefly summarizing Eliza’s story. She had been the slave and
