Many resources outline details on Jacob Höppner, including:
- Jacob Höppner – Encyclopedia Entry
- Georg von Trappe’s 1786 Invitation to Mennonites (original here)
- The Priviligium Negotiated with Imperial Russia
- Mennonite migration out of the Vistula Delta (see page 52)
- The Emigrations from Prussia to Russia, towards a Revisionist (Chortitza/ Old Colony) Interpretation of Mennonite History (see page 9)
- The 1789 migration that should not have happened (see page 60)
- The Deputies are Presented to the Empress of Russia
- A Letter from Hoeppner and Bartsch to Potemkin
- A Reply to the Request of Mennonite Delegates
- Hoeppner Privilegium Jan 19, 1788
- Jakob Hoeppner, Johann Bartsch and an Honourable Ministerial Council 1790-1801 (Mennonite Heritage Archives)
- Angry Letter from Jacob Hoeppner to Ältester Cornelius Warkentin – 1797
- Report by Colony Director Brigonzy on Jacob Hoeppner
- Chortitza Colony Mayors and Ministers Complaint about Hoeppner Brothers
- Items Auctioned off from the Estate of Jacob Hoeppner in August 1800
- An Appeal by Frisian Aeltester Heinrich Janzen to have the Hoeppners brought to a fair trial
- Hoeppner Memorial: From the Island of Chortitza to the Mennonite Heritage Village (Mennotoba)
Many other helpful resources, including translated correspondence, has been compiled by the Mennonite Heritage Archives and can be found here.
Below is an image of Georg von Trappe’s leaflet distributed to Mennonites inviting them to settle in “New Russia” (Source: Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College):
This article also briefly mentions Jacob Höppner while outlining research into Mennonite involvement in alcohol production:
Below is an image of the monument to Jacob Hoeppner, located at the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach, Manitoba (image source: Mennonite Heritage Village):
