Prince Whipple (Q491624)
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HC-PER-34782
- HC-PER-34782
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Prince Whipple
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HC-PER-34782
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Statements
Slave
Patriot (American Revolution)
Abolitionist
Revolutionary Army Officer
Enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. After being enslaved and transported to North America, Prince petitioned unsuccessfully in 1779 to end slavery and then participated in the American Revolution. Some credited him with crossing the Delaware River with Washington in December 1776, though this is unsubstantiated.