Talk:Solomon Northup
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I've been corresponding with a decendent of Solomon Northup. This gentleman has researched Northup throughly. He advises that Northup disappeared in 1863 in Boston while lecturing. I have requested a source for this as I have not seen this claim raised before despite a certain amount of research myself. Once I have some confirmation I will update the article to reflect this new information. Robert Brockway
My name is Northup and I have seen a Solomon Northup in some of my family history. My Family owned him I think (they owned a slave), his name was Solomon, they freed him and there is actually an account that they gave him an inheridance and property in Kingston Rhode Island...he may even be buried there. Considering what my family was apart of and where we migrated to in relationship to the time element. I would say he was very much a part of the underground railroad.
- Hi. I recommend reading Solomon Northup's book, 12 Years a Slave. IIRC Solomon was freed by the Northup family after he saved the life of one of the children in the family. If you have any info on a grave in Rhode Island that would be a discovery - no one knows where or how Solomon Northup died. Robert Brockway 07:46, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Boston link
The Boston link could do with updating to point to the appropriate Boston article, but I'm not sure which it is. --John 23:22, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
- It points to the city of Boston. This seems right to me. Robertbrockway 00:28 May 12 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Disputed Additions on January 1, 2007
The substantial changes on 1/1/2007 by 72.251.13.79 to this article seem to be completely unsourced and represent a radical shift from the former state of the article. I have some limited knowledge of Northup, but I can't deny any of the claims explicitly. Can someone with more knowledge of Northup take a look at this and revert what is needed? 24.208.27.108 04:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- I've added a disputed tag to draw attention to this. The material added in this revision is unsourced and It just doesn't seem to meet wikipedia's standards. 24.208.27.108 04:32, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
