northup,an, henry b. he was an attorney, and he was a friend of solomon northup. he applied and got approval to go to louisiana and look for solomon northup. a common thing when people were kidnapped, they were given a different name, which would make it harder for friends and family to trace them once they were enslaved. oneolomon northup's case, of the men that tricked him in saratoga went by the fake name of hamilton. on mislaid manifest that took -- tooke slave manifest that solomon northup to new orleans, there is a plat hamilton listed. throughout his time as a slave, he was known as plat rather than solomon northup. that costs some problems, because when henry b. northup went to rescue solomon, you could ask for solomon northup night and day and no one would know him. fortunately he came across someone who knew what he was talking about. he was a slave for just under 12 years. his northup was freed, family relocated to glens falls. he did not come back to saratoga, but rejoined his family there. worked on his book over four or five months. amazinglyame out