John Dipper papers, 1816-1838.

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John Dipper papers, 1816-1838.

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The papers of John Dipper, Virginia slave and Baptist preacher, date from 1816-1838. The collection documents his manumission at age thirty-eight in Williamsburg, Virginia, his efforts to purchase and then free members of his family, and his migration north where he and his family ultimately settled in Red Bank, New Jersey.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7668524

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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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...

Baptist Church of Christ (Williamsburg, Va.)

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Dipper, John, Jr.

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Dipper, Polly.

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Dipper, Edy.

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Dipper, Thomas.

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