“It is a singular coincidence, that Solomon Northup was carried to a plantation in the Red River country⁠—that same region where the scene of Uncle Tom’s captivity was laid⁠—and his account of this plantation, and the mode of life there, and some incidents which he describes, form a striking parallel to that history.” + 

Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, p. 174 + 

To + 

Harriet Beecher Stowe: + 

throughout the world, is identified with the + 

great reform: + 

this narrative, affording another + 

key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin + 

is respectfully dedicated. + 