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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Photocopied pages from Dickinson Gorsuch's diary

Object ID: Christiana S01 F05

Date Range: 1851

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Photocopied pages from Dickinson Gorsuch's diary

Description: Photocopied pages from Dickinson Gorsuch's diary. 6 September to 21 September 1851.

Admin/Biographical History: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.; The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.

System of Arrangement: Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1851

Creation Date: 1851

Creator: Gorsuch, Dickinson, 1827-1882

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Gorsuch, Dickinson

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Diaries; Christiana (Pa.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Diaries

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.

Object Name: Diary

Container: Moores Memorial Library Series 1 Folder 5 Diary Photocopied pages from Dickinson Gorsuch's diary. 6 September to 21 September 1851. 6 September to 21 September 1851.

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F05

Location of Originals: Unknown

Copies: Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Related Item Notes: Christiana Resistance Collection (CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105

Access Conditions / Restrictions: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Copyright: The attached images may be used for research purposes only.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 1, Folder 5, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F05

Description Level: Folder

Custodial History: Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.; The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.; The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

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Cedar Hill Seminary : and diary of a teenager in Mount Joy, 1953

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Author: Albert, Vera E.

Date of Publication: 1998.

Call Number: 974.815 MOJT H673 v.2, no.1

Responsibility: by Vera E. Albert.

Author: Albert, Vera E.

Place of Publication: Mount Joy,(Pa.) Area Historical Society

Publisher: The Society ,

Date of Publication: 1998.

Physical Description: 36 p. ill. : 22 cm.

Series: Remember when ; v.2, no. 1.

Notes: Diary of Adeline C. Wykoff translated by Virginia Lane.

Subjects: Wycoff, Adeline C.; Dodge family.; Wycoff family - Diaries.; Cedar Hill Female Seminary (Chiques, Pa.) - History.; Schools - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy.; Diaries.

Additional Author: Lane, Virginia

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 MOJT H673 v.2, no.1

Diary of J. H. Druckemiller 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment October 6,1861 to December 31, 1862

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Author: Druckemiller, J H.

Date of Publication: 1993.

Call Number: 973.781 D794

Responsibility: transcribed by William G. Davis and Janet B. Davis.

Author: Druckemiller, J H.

Place of Publication: Typescript

Date of Publication: 1993.

Physical Description: 65 leaves ; 28 cm.

Summary: Mr Druckemiller was a Captain in Company B of the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The diary details his military duties and movements. His references to the weather and daily activities remind the reader of the hardships endured by armies at that time. His writing is clear and succinct.

Subjects: Druckemiller, J. H. - Diaries.; Pennsylvania Infantry. - 79th Regiment, 1861-1862.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 79th.; Diaries.

Additional Author: Davis, William G.; Davis, Janet B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.781 D794

A Pennsylvanian in blue : the Civil War diary of Thomas Beck Walton

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Author: Walton, Thomas Beck,

Date of Publication: 1995

Responsibility: edited by Robert A. Taylor

ISBN: 0942597826 (softcover : alk. paper)

Author: Walton, Thomas Beck,

Place of Publication: Shippensburg, PA

Publisher: Burd Street Press,

Date of Publication: 1995

Physical Description: xiv, 65 p. : ill ; 23 cm

Series: Civil War heritage series ;

Notes: Includes bibliographical references

Subjects: Walton, Thomas Beck, - 1840-1913 - Diaries; United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 195th (1864-1865); Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography

Additional Author: Taylor, Robert A.,

Gathering laurels in Mexico : the diary of an American soldier in the Mexican American War

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Author: Sargent, Chauncey Forward,

Date of Publication: c1990.

Call Number: 973.628 S245

Responsibility: Chauncey Forward Sargent ; edited by Ann Brown Janes.

ISBN: 1882063058

Author: Sargent, Chauncey Forward,

Place of Publication: Lincoln, Mass

Publisher: Cottage Press,

Date of Publication: c1990.

Physical Description: xvi, 152 p. : ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 146) and index.

Subjects: Sargent, Chauncey Forward, - 1828-1904 - Diaries.; United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry, 2nd - Biography.; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Ligonier; Manuscripts, American; Ligonier (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Author: Janes, Ann Brown.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.628 S245

George Washington Irwin : the Civil War diary of a Pennsylvania volunteer

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Author: Irwin, George Washington,

Date of Publication: c1991.

Call Number: 973.781 I72

Responsibility: compiled and edited by Jane B. Steiner.

Author: Irwin, George Washington,

Place of Publication: Lafayette, Calif. (1010 Hunsaker Canyon Rd., Lafayette 94549)

Publisher: Hunsaker Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: c1991.

Physical Description: ix, 221 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Spine title: George W. Irwin--his Civil War diary.; Includes indexes.; G. W. Irwin enlisted in the 28th regiment. Five companies of the 28th regiment were taken to form a part of the 147th regiment.

Summary: The author entered the Union Army from his home in West Fallowfield Township in Chester County. He served in Northern Virginia, Second Bull Run, Antietam , Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. The diary covers September 18, 1861, through July 3, 1863.The book includes some letters from men in his unit who continued service beyond Gettysburg.

Subjects: Irwin, George Washington, - 1843-1912 - Diaries.; Soldiers - Pennsylvania; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.

Additional Author: Steiner, Jane B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.781 I72

Daniel B. Strickler, World War I diary

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Author: Strickler, Daniel B.

Date of Publication: 1996

Call Number: 923.5 S917d

Responsibility: introduction by Daniel B. Strickler, Jr.

Author: Strickler, Daniel B.

Publisher: Self published

Date of Publication: 1996

Physical Description: 14, unp. ill. 22 cm.

Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Diaries

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.5 S917d

Christopher Marshall's home in which he lived and wrote his diary in year 1777 and 1781 inclusive

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Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Date of Publication: 1927

wrote his diary in year 1777 and 1781 inclusive / by D. F. Magee, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Marshall, Christopher, 1709-1797 --Diaries. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 118-120 p. ; 23 cm. Series

1 document

Responsibility: by D. F. Magee, Esq.

Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 118-120 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 8

Notes: Christopher Marshall, a politically active resident of Philadelphia, lived in Lancaster County during the American Revolution. He had begun writing a diary in Philadelphia that included observations on events of the day. He continued this while in Lancaster. The diary shows much about life in Lancaster during the Revolution.

Subjects: Marshall, Christopher, - 1709-1797.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.; Diaries.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 8 (1927), p. 118-121Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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The 1869 diary of Samuel R. Hess of Clay Township, Lancaster County : Mennonite, farmer & nurseryman

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Author: Hess, Samuel R.,

Date of Publication: c1997

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV v. 22

Responsibility: introduction, transcribed & indexed by Clarence Edwin Spohn.

Author: Hess, Samuel R.,

Place of Publication: Ephrata, Pa

Publisher: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,

Date of Publication: c1997

Physical Description: viii, 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;

Notes: Includes index.

Summary: This issue contains the transcription of the 1869 diary of Clay Township resident Samuel R. Hess, and provides a day-to-day look at the life of a typical Mennonite farmer and businessman. The diary has been indexed by name and provides a list of local residents with whom Hess had contact with.

Subjects: Hess, Samuel R., - 1830-1906 - Diaries.; Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Farmers - Pennsylvania; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.

Additional Author: Spohn, Clarence E.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV v. 22

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