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The Christiana Riot and the treason trials of 1851 : an historical sketch

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1911

CASTNER HANWAY. ELIJAH LEWIS. JOSEPH SCARLET. TAKEN SOON AFTER THE TREASON T.�I...LS. THE CHRISTIANA RIOT AND THE TREASON TRIALS OF 1851 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH BY W. U. HENSEL PREPARED AND PUBLISHED FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THESE EVENTS, SEPTEMBER 9, 191l PRESS OF THE NEW ERA PRINTING COMPANY

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Responsibility: by W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1911

Physical Description: iii, 1-134 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 8 [supplement]

Notes: Supplement to Lancaster County Historical Journal of October 1911

Subjects: United States.; Trials.; Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Slavery - Pennsylvania.; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Fugitive slaves - Legal status, laws, etc. - Pennsylvania.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 8 [supplement] (1911), p. 1-134Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15

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Reports of the trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (late vice president of the United States,) for treason, and for a misdemeanor, in preparing the means of a military expedition against Mexico, a territory of the King of Spain, with whom the United States were at peace. In the Circuit court of the United States, held at the city of Richmond, in the district of Virginia, in the summer term of the year 1807. To which is added, an appendix, containing the arguments and evidence in support and defence of the motion afterwards made by the counsel for the United States, to commit A. Burr, H. Blannerhassett [sic] and I. Smith to be sent for trial to the state of Kentucky, for treason or misdemeanor, alleged to be committed there

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Author: Burr, Aaron,

Date of Publication: 1808.

Call Number: Book 617 1808

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Responsibility: Taken in short hand by David Robertson ...

Author: Burr, Aaron,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Published by Hopkins and Earle, Fry and Kammerer, printers,

Date of Publication: 1808.

Physical Description: 2 volumes 23 cm

Notes: LCHS wanting vol. 2.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 617 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Burr, Aaron, - 1756-1836; Burr, Aaron, - 1756-1836.; Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807.; Trials (Treason) - United States.; Trials (Treason); United States.; Trials, litigation, etc.; Trial proceedings - Pennsylvania - 19th century.; Repaired spine on blue boards (Binding); Printed label on spine (Binding)

Additional Author: Blennerhassett, Harman,; Smith, I.; Robertson, David,; Yeates, Jasper,l

Additional Corporate Author: United States. Circuit Court (District of Virginia)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 617 1808

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Prigg v. Pennsylvania : slavery, the Supreme Court, and the ambivalent constitution

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Author: Baker, H. Robert.

Date of Publication: Â©2012.

Call Number: 342.73 B167

Responsibility: H. Robert Baker.

ISBN: 9780700618644 (cloth : alk. paper); 0700618643 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Author: Baker, H. Robert.

Place of Publication: [Lawrence]

Publisher: University Press of Kansas,

Date of Publication: Â©2012.

Physical Description: xii, 202 pages ; 23 cm.

Series: Landmark law cases & American society

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.

Contents: A short history of fugitives in America and an African named James Somerset -- The original meaning of the fugitive slave clause -- The Fugitive Slave Act, kidnapping, and the powers of dual sovereigns -- The rights of slaveholders and those of free Blacks in Pennsylvania's Personal Liberty Law of 1826 -- Black sailors, kidnapped freemen, and a crisis in northern fugitive slave jurisprudence -- Arresting Margaret -- Arresting Edward Prigg -- Before the court -- Deciding Prigg -- After the court.

Summary: Margaret Morgan was born in freedom's shadow. Her parents were slaves of John Ashmore, a prosperous Maryland mill owner who freed many of his slaves in the last years of his life. Ashmore never laid claim to Margaret, who eventually married a free black man and moved to Pennsylvania. Then, John Ashmore's widow sent Edward Prigg to Pennsylvania to claim Margaret as a runaway. Prigg seized Margaret and her children, one of them born in Pennsylvania and forcibly removed them to Maryland in violation of Pennsylvania law. In the ensuing uproar, Prigg was indicted for kidnapping under Pennsylvania's personal liberty law. Maryland, however, blocked his extradition, setting the stage for a remarkable Supreme Court case in 1842.

Subjects: Prigg, Edward - Trials, litigation, etc.; Prigg, Edward.; Pennsylvania - Trials, litigation, etc.; United States. - Supreme Court.; Fugitive slaves - United States.; Fugitive slaves; Trials.; Pennsylvania.; United States.; Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U.S. 539 (1842)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 342.73 B167

The Christiana riot of 1851 : a reappraisal

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Author: Grau, Richard.

Date of Publication: 1964

supporters of the Fugitive Slave Law used Judge Chase's definition of treason in the Fries case as their main stand for the indictment for treason. Judge Chase said: That if a body of people impair and mediate an insurrection to resist or oppose the execution of any statute of the United States by force

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Responsibility: Richard Grau.

Author: Grau, Richard.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1964

Physical Description: [147]-175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.68, no. 4

Notes: Extensive notes and sources are cited.

Subjects: United States.; Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Christiana (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 68, number 4 (1964), p. 147-175Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.68

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Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery

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Author: Blackett, R. J. M.,

Date of Publication: 2013.

Call Number: 973.7115 B628

Responsibility: R.J.M. Blackett.

ISBN: 9781469608778; 1469608774

Author: Blackett, R. J. M.,

Place of Publication: Chapel Hill

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press,

Date of Publication: 2013.

Physical Description: xii, 122 pages ; 24 cm.

Series: The Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-116) and index.

Contents: Making their way to freedom -- The workings of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law -- Taking leave: fugitive slaves and the politics of slavery -- Conclusion: Counternarratives.

Summary: The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. In Making Freedom, R. J. M. Blackett uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North. Blackett highlights the lives of those who escaped, the impact of the fugitive slave cases, and the extent to which slaves planning to escape were aided by free blacks, fellow slaves, and outsiders who went south to entice them to escape. Using these stories of particular individuals, moments, and communities, Blackett shows how slave flight shaped national politics as the South witnessed slavery beginning to collapse and the North experienced a threat to its freedom. [from the publisher]

Subjects: United States.; Fugitive slaves - United States.; Underground Railroad.; Slavery - United States; Fugitive slaves.; Fugitive slaves; Politics and government; Slavery; United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.; History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7115 B628

The trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden for misdemeanours had in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New-York district in July, 1806 : with a preliminary account of the proceedings of the same court against Messrs. Smith & Ogden in the preceding April term

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Author: Smith, William Stephens,

Date of Publication: 1807.

Call Number: Book 609 1807

Responsibility: by Thomas Lloyd, stenographer.

Author: Smith, William Stephens,

Place of Publication: New-York

Publisher: I. Riley and Co.,

Date of Publication: 1807.

Physical Description: xxxiii, 287 pages ; 22 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 609 as assigned by Yeates.; Shaw & Shoemaker; Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law,

Summary: Publisher description: In our society, the recognition of talent depends largely on idealized and entrenched perceptions of academic achievement and job performance. Thinking Styles bucks this trend by emphasizing the method of our thought rather than its content. Psychologist Robert Sternberg argues that ability often goes unappreciated and uncultivated not because of lack of talent, but because of conflicting styles of thinking and learning. Using a variety of examples that range from scientific studies to personal anecdotes, Sternberg presents a theory of thinking styles that aims to explain why aptitude tests, school grades, and classroom performance often fail to identify real ability. He believes that criteria for intelligence in both school and the workplace are unfortunately based on the ability to conform rather than learn. He takes the theory a step further by stating that 'achievement' can be a result of the compatibility of personal and institutional thinking styles, and 'failure' is too often the result of a conflict of thinking styles, rather than a lack of intelligence or aptitude. Sternberg bases his theory on hard scientific data, yet presents a work that remains highly accessible.

Subjects: Smith, William Stephens, - 1755-1816 - Trials, litigation, etc.; Ogden, Samuel G. - 1779-1860 - Trials, litigation, etc.; Ogden, Samuel G. - 1779-1860.; Smith, William Stephens, - 1755-1816.; Diplomatic relations.; Venezuela - History - Miranda's Expedition, 1806.; United States - Foreign relations - Spain.; Spain - Foreign relations - United States.; Spain.; United States.; Venezuela.; History.; Trials, litigation, etc.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Ogden, Samuel G.; Lloyd, Thomas,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 609 1807

Legal practice and pragmatics in the law : the 1821 trials of John Reed, "Fugitive Slave"

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Author: Linda Myrsiades.

Responsibility: Linda Myrsiades.

Author: Linda Myrsiades.

Physical Description: 305-338 p.

Summary: "JOHN REED, A PERSON OF COLOR, had come to Pennsylvania from Maryland,representing himself as a free man, some two or three years before the events that led to hisbeing tried for two murders. To the reporters who publicized his case in the Chester CountyVillage Record,â€œit appeared sufficiently clearâ€ that Reed was the child of the slave Maria, who had been a queen in her native Africa." [from the text]

Subjects: Reed, John.; Griffith, Samuel.; United States.; Trials.; Slavery - Pennsylvania - Chester County.; Slavery - Maryland.

Contained In: The Pennsylvania Magazine orf History and Biography, v. 138, no. 3, July, 2014.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v. 138, no.3

An anti-slavery reminiscence

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1911

. (William Uhler), 1851-1915. Other Author(s): Cassel, Abraham Harley, 1820-1908. Title: An anti-slavery reminiscence / by W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): United States. Fugitive slave law (1850) Trials. Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical

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Responsibility: by W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1911

Physical Description: 123-127 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 4

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

Additional Author: Cassel, Abraham Harley,

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 4 (1911), p. 123-127Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15

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A directory of the eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County : giving the names and ages of males and females, published by cities, boroughs, wards, townships, precincts or towns, in connection with a business directory of the same for advertising purposes ... together with a brief historical resume of each district, statistics, etc

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Call Number: 974.817 D598

Alternate Title: Eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County

Place of Publication: Mt. Vernon, Ind

Publisher: Windmill Publications,

Physical Description: 1060 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes: Facsimile reproduction of the ed. from: Lebanon, Pa. : E.E. Schartel, 1891.; "The reproduction of this publication has been made possible through the sponsorship of the Schuylkill County Historical Society"--Title page verso.

Subjects: Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.; Registers of births, etc.; Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Census, 1890.; United States - Census, 11th, 1890.; Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.; United States.; Census data.; Genealogy.

Additional Corporate Author: Schuylkill County Historical Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.817 D598

An abridgment of the laws of Pennsylvania, from the year one thousand seven hundred, to the second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. : With references to reports of judicial decisions in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author: Pennsylvania.

Date of Publication: 1811.

Call Number: Bookk 306 1811

Responsibility: By John Purdon, Junr.

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Published by Farrand, Hopkins, Zantzinger, and Company. Fry and Kammerer, printers.,

Date of Publication: 1811.

Physical Description: xxxi, [1], 637, [1] p. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Copyright Oct. 25, 1811 by Farrand, Hopkins, Zantzinger and Company.; Last page blank.; "The Constitution of the United States of America."--p. [vii]-xviii.; "The Constitution of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania."--p. [xix]-xxxi.; "Report of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania of the English statutes, which are in force in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and of those of the said statutes which, in their opinion, ought to be incorporated into the statute laws of the said commonwealth."--p. [562]-585. Signed on p. 585: Wm. Tilghman. J. Yeates. Thomas Smith. H.H. Brackenridge. December 14, 1808.; "Index."--p. [587]-637.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 306 as assigned by Yeates.; Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,

Subjects: Law - Pennsylvania - Digests.; Annotations and citations (Law) - Pennsylvania.; Constitutions - United States.; Constitutions - Pennsylvania.; Annotations and citations (Law); Constitutions.; Law.; Pennsylvania.; United States.; Leather bindings (Binding); Blind tooled leather (Binding); Fillet tools (Binding); Lettering pieces (Binding); Gold tooled leather (Binding); Digests.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Purdon, John,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.; United States.; Pennsylvania.; Farrand, Hopkins, Zantzinger, and Co.,; Fry and Kammerer,

Place: United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Bookk 306 1811

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The Christiana Riot and the treason trials of 1851 : an historical sketch

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Prigg v. Pennsylvania : slavery, the Supreme Court, and the ambivalent constitution

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The Christiana riot of 1851 : a reappraisal

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Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery

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The trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden for misdemeanours had in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New-York district in July, 1806 : with a preliminary account of the proceedings of the same court against Messrs. Smith & Ogden in the preceding April term

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Legal practice and pragmatics in the law : the 1821 trials of John Reed, "Fugitive Slave"

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An anti-slavery reminiscence

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7813

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22249

An abridgment of the laws of Pennsylvania, from the year one thousand seven hundred, to the second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eleven. : With references to reports of judicial decisions in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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