When Solomon Northup was working under a slave owner named, William Ford, Mr. Ford treated him with respect. Mr. Ford made sure his slaves were well fed and got enough rest. A worker who was working under Mr. Ford named, Tibeats, despised Solomon.They would get extremely angry at almost anything Solomon did, even if Solomon did it correctly. At one point, Solomon had enough of the beating for an unreasonable purpose so he started to whip Tibeats in which it resulted in fury in both parties. Because he hated Solomon so much that he was capable of murdering him, Mr. Ford sent Solomon away to another master because he wanted to save his life. Actually, Solomon had almost been murdered because he was hung on a rope for an extended period of time. However, Tibeats had no right to Solomon's life because he did not purchase him. The master Solomon was sent to next is named Edwin Epps and he was very harsh and cruel, but he was the only one willing to take him in. Mr. Epps was probably one of the worst slave owners out there. He made his slaves work five times as hard as Mr. Ford. He picked favorites and they were usually women. Mr. Epps forced people to pick hundreds of cotton in a day with no rest. If the slave had picked less than expected, then that slave would get a beating. Working and living conditions really depend on the slave owners because personalities vary.
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