Name/Title

Twelve Years A Slave

Entry/Object ID

09.51.1

Description

This is a narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of Washington County, NY, kidnapped from Saratoga in 1841, sold into slavery, and rescued (by Mr. Henry B. Northup of Washington County, NY) in 1853 from a plantation near the Red River in Louisiana. It was dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe. There is a small slip of paper included in the book. It says Jesse Day Wood, Lucy Day Wood Mrs. Braymore, Pres. Historical Society Hartford, NY Cemetery John Perry ? Lucy ____Day Col Northup's mother was a Hicks N. Grancville, NY Hicksville, NY Hartford County book Alonza Day Wood 336 p. appendix illus.very fragile.

Publication Details

Author

Solomon Northup *