Edwin Epps was a slaveholder on a cotton plantation in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
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11 Facts About Edwin Epps
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Edwin Epps was the third and longest enslaver of Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped in Washington, DC in 1841 and forced into slavery.
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Edwin Epps initially leased land from his wife's paternal uncle and later purchased his own farm.
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Edwin Epps had a violent temper and was an alcoholic, who went on two-week long "sprees" in which he might enjoy dancing with or whipping his servants.
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Edwin Epps owned Solomon Northup, who had been given the slave name "Platt" after he had been kidnapped into slavery.
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Edwin Epps was violent in his treatment of Patsey, inflicting "life-threatening whippings" on her.
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In 1850, Edwin Epps owned six enslaved men and two women from the ages of 11 to 40.
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In 1860, Edwin Epps owned eight enslaved men and four women from the ages of 15 to 65.
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Edwin Epps was dogged in her intention to have Patsey sold away from them.
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