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Solomon Northup was born in Minerva, New York. His father was once a slave, but was freed when his master died. His master's family were the Northups and that's where he got his last name.
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Solomon marries a woman named Anne Hampton. They have three children together: Elizabeth, Margaret, and Alfonzo.
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Two years after they got married, Solomon and Anne buy a portion of land located in Kingsbury. They harvested crops for two years.
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Solomon and Anne move to Saratoga Springs, New York. Solomon gets employed to by a man named Isaac Taylor. Anne got hired as a cook.
Solomon played the violin at parties and festivals during the winter to earn money. He also worked on the Troy and Saratoga Railroads. -
Solomon meets two men named Merill Brown and Abram Hamilton. They offer him a job in the circus as a violinist and a big wage to accept the offer and immediately travel to Washington with them.
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When they arrived to Washington, Brown and Hamilton brought Solomon to a bar and drugged him by putting a substance in his drink. He woke up handcuffed and in chains in a dungeon.
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