# Seth Shipley — Our Nig character guide

> Seth Shipley in Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Seth

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-my-father-s-death

## Who they are

Mag Smith's second husband, who abandons her and Frado.

## Relationships

### [Mag Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_nig_se/characters/mag_smith)

_romantic_

Mag Smith has a romantic relationship with Seth Shipley, which leads to her abandoning Frado.

### [Mag Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_nig_se/characters/mag_smith)

_romantic_

Mag Smith has a romantic relationship with Seth Shipley, which leads to her abandoning Frado.

### [Mag Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_nig_se/characters/mag_smith)

_romantic_

Mag Smith has a romantic relationship with Seth Shipley, which leads to her abandoning Frado.

## In the story

### [II: My Father’s Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_nig_se/chapters/ii-my-father-s-death)

Seth, Jim's former business partner, becomes Mag's common-law husband and proposes giving Frado away to the Bellmonts.

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