Papers, 1816-1836.

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Papers, 1816-1836.

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Bills of sale of slaves, deeds of emancipation, slave registers, bonds, licenses, inventories, bills, typescript copies of deed and will, and correspondence relating to manumitted slave John Dipper's business affairs, ministry in the Baptist Church, life in Williamsburg, Va., and subsequent moves to New York and New Jersey. Also, his return to Virginia shortly before his death to resolve pending legal and financial matters.

57 items ; 35 cm. or smaller.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Dipper, Becky.

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Dipper, Edy.

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Dipper, Polly.

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Dipper, Thomas.

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Scott, R. B. Y. (Robert Balgarnie Young), 1899-

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Drawings made by Robert Scott based on photographs taken by Ray Wimberly. From the description of Brownsville, Texas Prints 1970. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 466172235 Robert Scott was a farmer at Oak Hill, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pa. From the description of Robert Scott account book, 1865-1870. (Millersville University Library). WorldCat record id: 50849826 Epithet: Dean of Rochester British Librar...

Taylor, Hanley.

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Dipper, John, 1778-1836

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John Dipper was born a slave in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1778. In 1816, he was manumitted at the age of thirty-eight. Two years later, he purchased the freedom of his wife, Edy, and twelve years later the freedom of his sons. Throughout the 1820s, Dipper was involved in considerable business transactions in which he clearly prospered. It is during this period of prosperity that he suffered the loss of his wife. In 1829, he became a minister in the Baptist Church of Christ in Williamsburg; aroun...