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Bloody dawn : the Christiana Riot and racial violence in the antebellum North

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3422

Author: Slaughter, Thomas P.

Date of Publication: 1991.

Call Number: 974.80323 S631

Responsibility: Thomas P. Slaughter.

ISBN: 0195046331 :

Author: Slaughter, Thomas P.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication: 1991.

Physical Description: xiv, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-239) and index.; African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society

Contents: Chapters: THE ESCAPE // BLACK IMAGES IN WHITE MINDS // THE CHASE // THE RIOT // AFTERMATH // STRATAGEMS // THE TRIAL // RACE, VIOLENCE , AND LAW // RACE, RIOTS AND LAW // CONCLUSION

Summary: "This book tells the story of a riot that erupted on September 11, 1851 at Christiana, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and of the people whose lives were changed forever by that violent event. Shortly after dawn on that day, Lancaster's African-American community rose up in arms against attempted enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; and, in the course of saving four men from the federal posse charged to reenslave them, rioters killed the Maryland farmer who was trying to reclaim his human chattel." [from the introduction]

Subjects: Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Violence - Pennsylvania - Christiana; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80323 S631

But we have no country : the 1851 Christiana, Pennsylvania Resistance

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12760

Author: Forbes, Ella,

Date of Publication: 1998.

Call Number: 974.80323 F692e

Responsibility: by Ella Forbes.

ISBN: 0965330818 (cloth : acidfree paper)

Author: Forbes, Ella,

Place of Publication: Cherry Hill, N.J

Publisher: Africana Homestead Legacy,

Date of Publication: 1998.

Physical Description: xiv, 338 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-330) and index.

Summary: "But We Have No Country" examines how William Parker and the Christiana Resisters tested the basic tenets of American democracy and law, especially the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law. In doing so, they exposed the contradiction between the theory of the American creed and the reality of the enslavement and oppression of black Americans. Ultimately the Christiana Resistance was a contest of wills between Parker and his self-defense organization, with natural law on their side, and Edward Grosuch and other white slave owners, armed, literally with civil law. Their struggle encapsulized the more immense battle of how to incorporate the institution of slavery in a so-called free society which was waging nationwide. It was a clash that Parker and the valiant Resisters won. [from Amazon.com]

Subjects: United States. - Fugitive slave law (1850); Slave insurrections - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80323 F692e

William Parker, rebel without rights

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1714

Author: Rosenburg, John.

Date of Publication: 1996

Call Number: 812 R813

Responsibility: a novel based on fact by John Rosenburg

ISBN: 1562941399

Author: Rosenburg, John.

Place of Publication: Brookfield, Connecticut

Publisher: The Millbrook Press

Date of Publication: 1996

Physical Description: 141 p. ill. 24 cm.

Subjects: Parker, William - Juvenile fiction.; Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 812 R813

Of thee I sing-- hardly known heroes and happenings revisited

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1507

Author: Jackson, George L.

Date of Publication: 1992.

Call Number: 973 J12

Responsibility: by George L. Jackson

ISBN: 096356434X

Author: Jackson, George L.

Place of Publication: Dillsburg, PA

Publisher: G.L. Jackson

Date of Publication: 1992.

Physical Description: x, 65 p. ill. 28 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65)

Contents: Chapters: Tench Tilghman,patriot of the Eastern Shore // The Penobscot Expedition ,water graves in Maine // John White Geary , a widely traveled giant // The Christiana Riot, prelude to Civil War // Matthew Stanley Quay , Beaver , Pennsylvania's practitioner of the Art of the Possible // William Jackson , Present at the birth of American armor

Summary: "The stories are ... accurate treatments of now nearly forgotten people and events. Hopefully, they will stimulate the reader to study other more extensive writings. Suggested references are included in the bibliography. I would like to think that this goal will be realized and some of the dust which has collected in a half century and more has been wiped away, if only briefly." [from the author]

Subjects: Heroes - United States; Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973 J12

Into the American woods : negotiators on the Pennsylvania frontier

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13456

Author: Merrell, James Hart,

Date of Publication: 2000, c1999.

Call Number: 974.802 M568

Alternate Title: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania frontier

Responsibility: James H. Merrell.

ISBN: 0393046761

Author: Merrell, James Hart,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Norton,

Date of Publication: 2000, c1999.

Physical Description: 463 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.

Notes: "1st pub. as a Norton paperback 2000"--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-438) and index.

Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania.; Pioneers - Pennsylvania; Negotiation - Pennsylvania; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania; Intercultural communication - Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.802 M568

Deaths reported by Der Libanon Demokrat : a German language newspaper published at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1832-1864

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19398

Author: Heilman, Robert A.

Date of Publication: Â©1990, 2009.

Call Number: 974.819 H466d

Responsibility: translated and transcribed by Robert A. Heilman.

ISBN: 155613410X; 9781556134104

Author: Heilman, Robert A.

Place of Publication: Bowie, Md

Publisher: Heritage Books,

Date of Publication: Â©1990, 2009.

Physical Description: 130 pages ; 21 cm

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Abstracts.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.; German Americans - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Genealogy.; German Americans - Pennsylvania - Genealogy.; American newspapers.; German Americans.; Registers of births, etc.; Lebanon County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Pennsylvania - Genealogy.; Pennsylvania.; Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.; United States, Pennsylvania, Lebanon, Lebanon - Obituaries.; United States, Pennsylvania, Lebanon, Lebanon - Newspapers.; United States, Pennsylvania, Lebanon - Obituaries.; Abstracts.; Genealogy.

Additional Title: Libanon Demokrat.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.819 H466d

Pennsylvania Dutch country ghosts, legends and lore

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13574

Author: Adams, Charles J. (Charles Jesse),

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: 1994.

Call Number: 133.1 A211

Responsibility: by Charles J. Adams, III.

ISBN: 1880683032

Author: Adams, Charles J. (Charles Jesse),

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Reading, Pa

Publisher: Exeter House Books,

Date of Publication: 1994.

Physical Description: 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: "True tales of haunted houses, hexes and the unexplained in Pennsylvania's most storied region"--Cover.

Subjects: Ghosts - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Ghosts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Ghosts - Pennsylvania - York County.; Ghosts - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.; Ghosts - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.; Ghost stories, American - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Ghosts - Pennsylvania - Lehigh County.; Pennsylvania Dutch - Folklore.; Pennsylvania Dutch Country (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 133.1 A211

A research guide to the Tulpehocken Region, Lancaster (now Berks and Lebanon) counties, PA

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14137

Author: Burgert, Annette K.

Date of Publication: 1994.

Call Number: 974.816 B955

Responsibility: by Annette K. Burgert.

Author: Burgert, Annette K.

Place of Publication: Myerstown, PA

Publisher: AKB publications,

Date of Publication: 1994.

Physical Description: 23, [10] p. : ill.,maps ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. 21-22.

Subjects: Pennsylvania Dutch - Pennsylvania - Berks County - Genealogy.; German Americans - Pennsylvania - Berks County - Genealogy.; Pennsylvania Dutch - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Genealogy.; German Americans - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Genealogy.; Pennsylvania Dutch - Pennsylvania - Tulpehocken Region - Genealogy.; German Americans - Pennsylvania - Tulpehocken Region - Genealogy.; Berks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Lebanon County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Tulpehocken Region (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 B955

Warrantee township map index, West Lebanon, Cleona, North Cornwall and Lebanon City, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5729

Author: Wolfson, James B.

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: c1990.

Call Number: 974.819 W861wL

Responsibility: by James B. Wolfson.

Author: Wolfson, James B.

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Fresno, Ca

Publisher: J.B.Wolfson,

Date of Publication: c1990.

Physical Description: 3 leaves : 1 folded map ; 28 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; Includes index.

Subjects: Land grants - Pennsylvania - West Lebanon (Township); Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cleona; Land grants - Pennsylvania - North Cornwall (Township); Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon; Real property - Pennsylvania - West Lebanon (Township); Real property - Pennsylvania - Cleona; Real property - Pennsylvania - North Cornwall (Township); Real property - Pennsylvania - Lebanon; West Lebanon (Pa. : Township) - Genealogy - Maps.; Cleona (Pa.) - Genealogy - Maps.; North Cornwall (Pa. : Township) - Genealogy - Maps.; Lebanon (Pa.) - Genealogy - Maps.; Warrant maps

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.819 W861wL

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8b950e59-596d-4ffd-bc86-444331137484

Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection, 1762-2003 Object ID: MG0331 2 boxes 35 folders 1.5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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