, ▁but ▁after ▁s elling ▁his ▁personal ▁assets ▁to ▁raise ▁$ 3 5 0 ▁and ▁signing ▁a ▁prom iss ory ▁note ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁H enson ' s ▁owner ▁raised ▁the ▁price ▁to ▁$ 1 0 0 0 ; ▁H enson ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁agreement ▁had ▁been ▁for ▁a ▁less er ▁amount . ▁Short ly ▁after ward ▁H enson ▁was ▁ordered ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁south ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁When ▁he ▁learned ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁there , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁weapon . ▁He ▁cont empl ated ▁murder ing ▁his ▁white ▁compan ions ▁with ▁the ▁weapon , ▁but ▁decided ▁against ▁violence ▁because ▁his ▁Christian ▁mor als ▁forb ade ▁it . ▁A ▁sudden ▁ill ness ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁compan ions ▁forced ▁their ▁return ▁to ▁Kentucky , ▁and ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁H enson ▁escaped ▁north ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Canada ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁civ ic ▁leader . ▁ ▁St owe ▁read ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁H enson ' s ▁narr ative ▁and ▁later ▁confirmed ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁incorpor ated ▁elements ▁from ▁it ▁into ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in . ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁figure ▁in ▁both ▁H enson ' s ▁narr ative ▁and ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁settings , ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁story ▁elements ▁are ▁similar . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁public ▁imagination , ▁however , ▁H enson ▁became ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁Uncle ▁Tom . ▁After ▁St owe ' s ▁death ▁her ▁son ▁and ▁grand son ▁claimed ▁she ▁and ▁H enson ▁had ▁met ▁before