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 after he came back to new york state, pretty quick work. a year after solomon northup's book came out in 1853, there was a man in whole county just west of here who read the book. he realized from northup's description of the men who kidnapped him, he new who they were. he has been on the same trip to washington dc with them, and notice on the way back they did not have this black men with them, but were flush with money. they had fancy jewelry they had purchased. they arrested these two men and put them on trial just a few miles from saratoga springs. solomon northup was interviewed by the m