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Collection: Newspaper Collection

Title: The Pennsylvania Freeman, 4 December 1851

Object ID: Newspaper_#1416

Date Range: 1851/12/04

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Collection: Newspaper Collection

Title: The Pennsylvania Freeman, 4 December 1851

Description: The Pennsylvania Freeman, New Series Vol. VIII No. 49, 4 December 1851. The bulk of this issue covers the trial of Castner Hanway, who was being tried for treason for his involvement in the Christiana Riot (also known as the Christiana Resistance) on 11 September 1851. The article describes and explains the proceedings of the trial and includes multiple testimonies from witnesses, such as members of the search party, residents of Christiana, and those who were attacked and injured during the resistance. These testimonies provide multiple accounts and perspectives of the Christiana Resistance. There are descriptions of the courtroom and the Black men on trial, Lucretia Mott, and the defense of Hanway by Thaddeus Stevens.; While the majority of the issue is coverage of the trial, there are also articles on other topics. "Come to the Fair" is an announcement of the upcoming Fifteenth Annual Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society Fair at the Sansom Street Hall on December 16. "A Thanksgiving Discourse" is a transcript of a speech delivered by Rev. William H. Furness on 27 November 1851. "Thanksgiving among the 'traitors'" is a short article that describes the Thanksgiving dinner served to those who were imprisoned for treason. "The Co-operative committee" includes a list of members of the committee and its purpose. The remaining items include a notice of the death of Rebecca Bustill, proceedings from the thirty-second U.S. Congress, and advertisements.

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.

Date Range: 1851/12/04

Creation Date: 4 December 1851

Creator: Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Eastern District. Executive Committee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Ashmead, John Wayne; Bustill, Joseph C.; Bustill, Rebecca; Furness, William Henry; Gilpin, Charles; Gorsuch, Edward; Hanway, Isaac Castner; Hanway, Martha Lamborn; Johnson, Oliver; Jones, Joseph L.; Kane, Thomas Leiper; Kline, Henry H.; Mott, James; Mott, Lucretia; Parker, William; Purvis, Robert; Roberts, Anthony Ellmaker; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Abolitionists; Advertisements; Antislavery movements; Antislavery movements--United States--Newspapers; Christiana (Pa.); Fairs; Independence Hall; Milk; Newspapers; Obituaries; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Eastern District. Executive Committee; Philadelphia (Pa.); Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Safes; Social reformers; Thanksgiving Day; Trials (Treason); United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)

Search Terms: Abolitionists; Advertisements; Antislavery movements; Christiana, Pennsylvania; Christiana Resistance; Evans and Watson; Fairs; Finding aids; Fugitive slave law; Independence Hall; Newspapers; Obituaries; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society; Pennsylvania Freeman; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society; Riots; Safes; Social reformers; Thanksgiving; Trials (Treason)

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Program

Language: English

Object ID: Newspaper_#1416

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: Christiana Resistance Collection; 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 (digital images of papers and photographs)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Pennsylvania Freeman, Newspaper_#1416, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Accession Number: 2020.News.1416

Other Numbers: Newspaper #1416

Other Number: Newspaper Collection #1416

Classification: Newspaper_#1416

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by TS and EM, Spring/Summer 2021; revised by HST, 3 September 2021. Added to database 3 September 2021.

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #555

Date Range: 1827

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Anderson, John; Boyer, Samuel; Brooks, John; Brown, John; Cain, William; Cross, Andrew; Farmer, John B.; Gensell, Gideon; Goodman, John; Green, Abner; Hamilton, William; Hercules, Peter; Kennedy, Patrick; Kirk, William; Mauch, Christian; McCauley, George; McDonald, Hugh; Miller, William; Moore, James; Morgan, Isaac; Moyer, Jacob; Myers, John; Nicholas, Frederick; Powell, James; Pratt, John; Ream, Abraham; Ressler, George; Sample, Peter; Smith, Selah; Stewart, John; Tarbell, Samuel W.; Walker, James; Walker, John; Watson, Robert; Webb, William; Williams, Charles; Wilson, John; Zeerfas, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Prisons; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #555

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 26, 2001.

Additional Notes: Prison.; Payment to Philadelphia Prison for the cost of maintaining prisoners more than what they earned by their labor.; Anderson, John.; Boyer, Samuel.; Brooks, John.; Brown, John.; Cain, William.; Cross, Andrew.; Farmer, John B.; Gensell, Gideon.; Goodman, John.; Green, Abner.; Hamilton, William.; Hercules, Peter.; Kennedy, Patrick.; Kirk, William.; Mauch, Christian.; McCauley, George.; McDonald, Hugh.; Miller, William.; Moore, James.; Morgan, Isaac.; Moyer, Jacob.; Myers, John.; Nicholas, Frederick.; Powell, James.; Pratt, John.; Ream, Abraham.; Ressler, George.; Sample, Peter.; Smith, Selah.; Stewart, John.; Tarbell, Samuel W.; Walker, James.; Walker, John.; Watson, Robert.; Webb, William. Old and feeble. Unfit for employment.; Williams, Charles.; Wilson, John.; Zeerfas, Samuel.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: Coll App 1887 F001 M

Date Range: 1887

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Description: Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1887

Date of Accumulation: 1849-1913

Year: 1887

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Maher, P.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extent: 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1887 F001 M

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: Coll App 1893 F007 M

Date Range: 1893

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Description: Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1893

Date of Accumulation: 1849-1913

Year: 1893

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Myer, N. P. B.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Property tax receipts

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extent: 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1893 F007 M

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: Also property tax receipt, 1893.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: Coll App 1900 F007 G

Date Range: 1900

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Description: Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1900

Date of Accumulation: 1849-1913

Year: 1900

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Grubb, Caleb H.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extent: 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1900 F007 G

Box Number: 005

Additional Notes: 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: Coll App 1903 F003 B

Date Range: 1903

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Description: Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1903

Date of Accumulation: 1849-1913

Year: 1903

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Bechtold, M. Belle

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collateral statement

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extent: 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1903 F003 B

Box Number: 002

Additional Notes: Only: collateral statement; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: Coll App 1873 F001 S

Date Range: 1873

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Description: Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1873

Date of Accumulation: 1849-1913

Year: 1873

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

People: Sener, Jacob

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extent: 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1873 F001 S

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

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