/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: Aftermath supplementary to Christiana Riot, 1851 / by W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society

surprising that slavery would be taken to the frontier by pioneers who could benefit from its dual function. A perusal of Hempfield Township tax lists offers some interesting insights into the role slavery played in the area's early history. Unfortunately, no tax lists are available in Lancaster County for

with Henry Prestbury, of Lit- tle Britain township, and the other one, just under a hundred years, liv- ing with Abraham Kirk, of Drumore township. When slavery was at its height in our county in 1790, we find among the slave owners all the good old names of Lancaster county. The original report is in

10th of March, 1798. John Woodhull, of Monmouth coun- ty, N. J., on the 19th day of March, 1799, tells us: "This is to certify that I have set free from slavery a negro man named James, now in the county of Lancaster, Pa., so that he may make bargains and contracts for him- self as other free negroes

, Hon. Jacob Hibshman, and also give some account of his public, political and patriotic career on other questions aside from those arising in his Congressional career. Our county was opposed to compro- mises of any kind on the subject of slavery, in any section of the United States, and at any time. In