In Northup's own words, "There never was a more kind, noble, candid, Christian man than William Ford," adding that Ford's circumstances "blinded to the inherent wrong at the bottom of the system of Slavery."
Med Northups egna ord "fanns det ingen mer snällare, ädlare, frimodig, kristen man än William Ford," och tillade att Fords omständigheter "förblindade till det inneboende felet i slaverisystemet."