The Dictionary of Virginia Biography is published online through a partnership with Encyclopedia Virginia. Biographies that do not also appear in the three print volumes (surnames Aaroe�Daniels) link to lists of sources consulted.
Sources consulted for the biography of:Jack Ditcher (ca. 1772 – )
Published sources
- Michael L. Nicholls, Whispers of Rebellion: Narrating Gabriel's Conspiracy (2012).
- Philip J. Schwarz, ed., Gabriel's Conspiracy: A Documentary History (2012).
Primary Sources
- Age, physical description, and quotation in memorandum of Richard Bowler, September 17, 1800, Governor James Monroe Executive Papers, 1799–1802, Accession 40936, Library of Virginia (LVA) and printed in Norfolk Herald, September 27 1800.
- Gervas Storrs to James Monroe, October 10, 1800, and record of judgment and summary of trial testimony, both October 29, 1800, all in Governor James Monroe Executive Papers, 1799–1802, Accession 40936, Library of Virginia.
- verdict on October 29, 1800 in Henrico Co. Order Book 9, 408–409
- Transportation out of state documented in Condemned Blacks Executed or Transported, including Council of State order, 26 Jan. 1801, entry 756, Auditor of Public Accounts, Record Group 48; in "A List of Slaves Reprieved for Transportation & Sold by the Commonwealth," 1801–1806, Governor William H. Cabell Executive Papers, 1805–1808, Accession 41135; and in petition of John Brown and William Morris, n.d. (received December 24, 1801), Greenbrier Co., Legislative Petitions, Accession 36121, all Library of Virginia.
Newspapers
- Richmond Virginia Gazette, & General Advertiser, October 10, 1800
- Norfolk Herald, October 14, 1800; October 18, 1800
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