Photograph of buildings on North Lime Street, Lancaster
Description
Buildings at 40, 42, and 44 North Lime Street, Lancaster. Man standing on steps of building at 40 North Lime Street with a horse and carriage parked out front. With the photograph is a note about dated April 1924 about the death of Mrs. John Nauman, daughter of William U. Hensel. The Naumans may have lived on North Lime Street. A copy of the note is in the Nauman family file in the Research Center of LancasterHistory.
Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall, Christiana, from W. U. Hensel, Lancaster, regarding a 60th anniversary celebration of the
Christiana Riot. 30 January 1911.
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
The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Object Name
Letter
Container
Moores Memorial Library Series 1 Container 10 Letter Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall, Christiana, from W. U. Hensel, Lancaster, regarding a 60th anniversary celebration of the Christiana Riot. 30 January 1911.
30 January 1911.
Language
English
Object ID
Christiana S01 F10
Location of Originals
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 10, Moores Memorial Library
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S01 F10
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.
Directors of the Quarryville National Bank. Back row, left to right: L. R. Ambler, C. L. Ambler, A. S. Harkness, George W. Hensel, Jr., Dr. C. E. Helm. Front row, left to right: H. C. Bair, M. D. Montgomery, T. R. Ankrim, F. M. Greenleaf, Neal Hambleton.
Lancaster Press Club Banquet: identified are Wm. Uhler Hensel, Harry H. Hensel, James D. Landis, Andrew H. Hershey, Samuel M. Sener, William Carson, Mr. Shelly, Charles M. Howell, John A. Coyle, Eugene G. Smith, Warren Rehm, Ovid Musselman and F. R. Diffenderfer
W. U. Hensel and J. P. Bausman with a 72 lb. rock fish
Description
Real photo postcard of W. U. Hensel (right of fish) and J. P. Bausman (left of fish) and a 72 lb. rock fish caught in the Susquehanna River. On back of postcard: "This 72-pound rock fish, taken out of the Susquehanna, at Octoraro, 4:00 P.M. yesterday, will be served at the Hamilton Club at 6:00 P.M., Friday, May 7th. Come and help to eat it. W. U. H. and J. P. B. May 6, 1909" The card was sent to Mr. H. B. Keiper, N. Duke Street, Lancaster.
