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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
difficulties, and by friendly jurisdictions North or South. A case pregnant with great legal and political conse­ quences finally arose under the conflicting claims of Mary­ land and Harford County on one side and Pennsylvania and York County on the other. It reached the Supreme Court of the United States and
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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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The Christiana riot and the treason trials of 1851 : an historical sketch

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Edition
2nd and rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.80323
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Responsibility
by W.U. Hensel ; With some account of the commemoration of these events, September 9, 1911.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Edition
2nd and rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Press of the New Era Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
ix, 158 p. : ill., facsim., ports. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
United States.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Trials (Treason) - Pennsylvania.
Fugitive slaves - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323
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The Christiana riot : its causes and effects, from a southern standpoint

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1911
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Responsibility
by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
193-208 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, Special supplementary number, June 30, 1911
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Slavery - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 6 [supplement] (1911), p. 193-208Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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Report of the Committee on the Commemoration of the Christiana riot and treason trials of 1851

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Date of Publication
1911
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.15
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
237-243 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 8
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.15
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William Parker, the hero of the Christiana Riot

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Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Date of Publication
1897
been so- journing in merica in the year 1851, possessed with ordinary powers of pene- tration, able to see with his eyes and not with his prejudices, he might have said, " I see in the United States a young and growing nation, peopled with the best blood of the Caucasian race, self-deceived, however
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Responsibility
by Thomas Whitson, Esq.
Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[27]-34 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 1
Subjects
Parker, William.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 1 (1897), p. 27-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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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.
Call Number
974.80323 H526
Responsibility
by W. U. Hensel. Prepared and published for the commemoration of these events, September 9, 1911.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The New Era Printing Company,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
iii, 134 p. front., plates, ports. 23 cm.
Series
Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. Historical papers and addresses ; v. 15, no. 8
Notes
Also issued separately, Lancaster, 1911.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 H526
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Commemoration of the Christiana riot and the treason trials of 1851, under the auspices of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa., Saturday, September 9, 1911 : souvenir program

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Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1911]
Call Number
974.815 LACO L224
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster?
Date of Publication
1911]
Physical Description
[20] p. : incl. ports., facsims. ; 31 x 23 cm.
Notes
At head of title: 1851. 1911.
Bound with Commemoration of the nativity of Robert Fulton (1915); Commemorating the bi-centennial of the first settlement in Lancaster County (1910); Commemoration of Lancaster County in the Revolution (1912); and Founder's Memorial Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Gap, Lancaster, Pa. (1912).
Subjects
Antislavery movements - United States.
Christiana Riot, 1851.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.815 LACO L224
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Coroner's verdict in the Christiana Riot case : an interesting paper

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1897
Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: Coroner's verdict in the Christiana Riot case : an interesting paper / by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Gorsuch, Edward. Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Christiana (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97
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Responsibility
by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[114]-116 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 4
Subjects
Gorsuch, Edward.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 4 (1897), p. 114-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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A true story of the Christiana riot

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Author
Forbes, David R.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
974.80323 F692
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Responsibility
By David R. Forbes ...
Author
Forbes, David R.
Place of Publication
Quarryville, Pa
Publisher
The Sun Printing House,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
154 p. plates, ports. 22 cm.
Contents
Chapters : The Fugitive slave act --- The Result --- War --- The Sequel --- The Testimony At The Hearing --- The Hearing Resumed --- Thaddeus Stevens Scores A Point --- A Western View --- The Trial For Treason --- Specification Of Charges --- The Evidence --- The Trial Continued --- Testimony For The Defense --- Judge Grier's Charge To The Jury --- The Verdict And Comments --- The Hero Of The Riot --- William Parker's Story
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Summary
The book title refers to the violent action to prevent the capture of certain escaped slaves living in Christiana, Pa. in 1851.
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 F692
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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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The opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States : on the act of the 3d, of April 1792, delivered in February term, 1805, in the case of the lessee of H.I. Huidekoper vs. James Douglass : after argument on questions stated by the Circuit Court of the United States, in and for the Pennsylvania district of the Third Circuit, for the judgement and decision of the Supreme Court

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Corporate Author
United States. Supreme Court.
Date of Publication
[1805]
Call Number
Book 371a 1805
Corporate Author
United States. Supreme Court.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Jane Aitken,
Date of Publication
[1805]
Physical Description
11 pages
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 371a as assigned by Yeates.
With Report of the case of the commonwealth vs. Tench Coxe, Esq. on a motion for a Mandamus...Philadelphia, Jane Aitken, 1803.
With Report of the case of trespass & assault and battery wherein John Evans was pliantiff...Philadephhia, P. Byrne...1810.
With A narrataive of the religious society of the people called Quakers against John Evans...Philadelphia, sold by Thomas Dobson....1811.
Shaw & Shoemaker,
Subjects
Judicial opinions - United States.
Land settlement - Pennsylvania.
Judicial opinions.
Land settlement.
Pennsylvania.
United States.
Three-quarters leather with marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Huidekoper, Harm Jan,
Douglass, James.
Yeates, Jasper,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 371a 1805
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Aftermath supplementary to Christiana Riot, 1851

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1912
fled from the justice of this State, and has taken refuge within the State of Pennsylvania. Now, Therefore, Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Laws of the United States in such case made and provided, I do here- by request that the said Abraham Johnson (colored) be apprehended and
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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
1912
Physical Description
133-141 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 5
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 5 (1912), p. 133-141Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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History of the Seventeenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, or One hundred and sixty-second in the line of Pennsylvania volunteer regiments, war to suppress the rebellion, 1861-1865

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.8003 P415
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Responsibility
compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters ; with an appendix by H. P. Moyer.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Sowers printing company,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
472 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary
Compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters, with an appendix, by H. P. Moyer.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865).
Pennsylvania Cavalry. - 17th Regt., 1862-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Cavalry - 17th.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Additional Author
Moyer, H. P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8003 P415
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An anti-slavery reminiscence

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1911
the United States in the Eastern District of Penn- sylvania, at Philadelphia. After serv- ing on several juries a fugitive slave case name up that was first tried in Cumberland county several times and was finally heard by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. It decided the State Courts had no
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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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The memorial and petition of the president and directors of the Chesapeak and Delaware Canal Company, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. January 1, 1806

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Corporate Author
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company.
Date of Publication
1806]
Call Number
386.4 P544 1806
Corporate Author
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1806]
Physical Description
20 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"Signed by order and on behalf of the president and directors by two, George Fox. Joshua Gilpin. Philadelphia, January 1, 1806."--p. 8.
Includes also the memorial and petition of Feb. 1, 1805 (p. [9]-20).
Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ C².
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Subjects
Canals - United States.
Canals.
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Del. and Md.)
United States.
United States - Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
386.4 P544 1806
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Franklin County newspapers and the men who made them

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Author
Foltz, M. A.
Date of Publication
[1912]
Call Number
974.844 K62 v. 10
Responsibility
by M. A. Foltz.
Author
Foltz, M. A.
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s. n.],
Date of Publication
[1912]
Physical Description
22 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Read before the Kittochtinny Historical Society, April 25, 1912 [vol. 8?]
Bound with: Papers read before the Kittochtinny Historical Society ... ; Judiciary of Franklin County.
Subjects
Pennsylvania newspapers.
Franklin County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 K62 v. 10
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The German newspapers of Lebanon County

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Author
Millers, Daniel.
Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 5
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Responsibility
by Daniel Millers.
Author
Millers, Daniel.
Place of Publication
[Lebanon, Pa. : s. n. ]
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
p. [132 - 150 : 24 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society papers and addresses, v. V, no. 4.
Subjects
German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 5
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F04
Date Range
1895
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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
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F05
Date Range
1896
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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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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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