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Collection
Newspaper Collection
Title
The Pennsylvania Freeman, 4 December 1851
Object ID
Newspaper_#1416
Date Range
1851/12/04
  1 document     4 images  
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.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
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Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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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Documents
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Site of Christiana Riot 700 Yards South
Object ID
Christiana S02 F01
Date Range
undated
  3 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Site of Christiana Riot 700 Yards South
Description
Historical marker, "Site of Christiana Riot 700 Yards South." No date.
Date Range
undated
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F01
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F01
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 1, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot Monument
Object ID
Christiana S02 F02
Date Range
undated
  6 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot Monument
Description
Christiana Riot Monument
Insert 1
1. Christiana Riot Monument.
2. Christiana Riot Monument, "Wm. L. Jackson with some boys who were playing nearby." (William L. Jackson is the grandfather of G. Walter Jackson and sister of Mary Louise J. Maule.) (These two photographs were donated by Mary Louise J. Maule)
Insert 2
Postcard. "New Subway and Riot Monument." Printed by Andrews, Christiana, Pa. (Donated by Mrs. Barnard (Jean) Pownall)
Date Range
undated
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Jackson, William L.
Jackson, G. Walter
Maule, Mary Louise J.
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Monuments
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F02
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Monuments
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F02
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 2, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F03
Date Range
undated
  3 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Description
"Christiana Riot House." 2 originals printed by Harry's Studio, No. 210 Locust Street, Columbia, Pa. Also 3 copies. Donated by Jean Pownall (Mrs. Bernard).
Date Range
undated
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Jean
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F03
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Harry's Studio
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F03
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 3, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F04
Date Range
1895
  11 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Description
"Christiana Riot House"
Insert 1 "Christiana Riot House." No date.
Insert 2 "Christiana Riot House." [1895]. Original printed by Howard C. Moore, Christiana, Pa. Also 1 copy. (Original donated by Mrs. Barnard (Jean) Pownall)
Insert 3 "Christiana Riot House." No date. Also 2 copies. (Original donated by Mrs. Barnard (Jean) Pownall)
Insert 4 "Christiana Riot House (South View)." No date. Also 1 copy.
Insert 5 "Christiana Riot House" with unidentified woman standing by tree. No date.
Date Range
1895
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Moore, Howard C.
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F04
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F04
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 4, Moores Memorial Library
Images
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F05
Date Range
1896
  7 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Description
Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House"
Insert 1 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House." [1896, 1898].
Insert 2 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House" with the Pownall farm in the background. [1896, 1898].
Insert 3 The Pownall farm. 1971. (Photograph owned in 1990 by Ms. C. Ammon of Christiana)
Date Range
1896
Year Range From
1896
Year Range To
1971
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Levi
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F05
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F05
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 5, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Home of Levi Pownall
Object ID
Christiana S02 F06
Date Range
1969
  8 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Home of Levi Pownall
Description
Home of Levi Pownall
Insert 1 "Home of Levi Pownall 2 miles SW of Christiana, It was to this house that Dickinson Gorsuch was brought to recuperate after the Christiana Riot, South View. W.R.M. 8/10/69"
Insert 2 Home of Levi Pownall, East View, "W.R.M. 8/10/69"
Date Range
1969
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Levi
Gorsuch, Dickinson
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F06
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F06
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 6, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Dickinson Gorsuch
Object ID
Christiana S02 F07
Date Range
undated
  3 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Dickinson Gorsuch
Description
Dickinson Gorsuch. No date.
2 photographic copies of daguerreotype. 1 photograph of Dickinson with a dog.
Date Range
undated
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Gorsuch, Dickinson
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F07
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F07
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 7, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Zercher's Hotel
Object ID
Christiana S02 F08
Date Range
1895
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Zercher's Hotel
Description
Zercher's Hotel, where the body of slave owner Edward Gorsuch was taken for viewing and inquest before it was returned to his home in Maryland. Harrar's Store in 1895. Later, Christiana Machine Company offices. Photograph [1895].
Date Range
1895
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Gorsuch, Edward
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F08
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F08
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 8, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Castner Hanway
Object ID
Christiana S02 F09
Date Range
undated
  3 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Castner Hanway
Description
Insert 1 Castner Hanway, in his later years. No date.
Insert 2 Castner Hanway, Elijah Lewis, Joseph P. Scarlet. "Taken soon after the Treason Trials." No date.
Date Range
undated
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Hanway, Isaac Castner
Lewis, Elijah
Scarlett, Joseph P.
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F09
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F09
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
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
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 9, Moores Memorial Library
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