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Chair, Commode

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.77.09

Date Range: c. 1800-1820

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Upholstered wingback commode chair has four turned Sheraton legs. Has replacement of original soiled handsewn homespun linen (remnants in this file), now an orange fabric with potted and vining flower design. Solid pinewood seat under cushion has center hole with fitted removable wooden disc.; This chair was from the Pownall home at Gap, where it was used by Dickinson Gorsuch, Maryland slaveholder, during his recovery from wounds sustained during the Christiana Riot of Sept. 11, 1851. His father and two others were killed during the skirmish at the home of freedman William Parker, and Dickinson was transported to the Pownall home for recovery. William Parker later published his story in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1866, making it highly publicized.; This incident "is an important example of the struggle over the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and the escalating tension between the North and the South. This act gave slave owners broad powers to recapture runaway slaves". (ExplorePAhistory.com); Polaroid photos of chair before re-upholstery, in file.; Likely Lancaster or Chester Co.

Provenance: Provenance: Chair owned by the Pownall family & given in 1973 to the Lancaster County Historical Society by Mrs. Levi Pownall of Lancashire Hall (569-7279).; It was initially loaned to the Heritage Center (# L.77.9 and # 161.64.80) but soon donated to HCLC. Board minutes of Dec. 8, 1975 include Richard F. Smith's Museum Committee report noting a donation of a "Sheraton armed wing chair commode, used by the Pownall home in nursing Dickinson Gorsuch following Christiana Riot in 1851." Later unsigned note (Bruce Shoemaker?) states John Aungst of LCHS was consulted & chair was removed 11/9/84 from list on LCHS loan form, settling an apparent question of ownership.

Date Range: c. 1800-1820

Year Range From: 1800

Year Range To: 1820

Last Owner: Levi Pownall family of Gap

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: East Wall

Storage Shelf: Upper Shelf

People: Gorsuch, Dickinson; Gorsuch, Edward; Parker, William; Pownall, Levi

Subject: African Americans--History; Free Black people; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Chairs; Christiana Resistance; Enslaved persons; Free persons of color; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Object Name: Chair, Commode

Oither Names: Chair, Wing

Material: Wood, Fabric

Height (cm): 119.38

Height (ft): 3.9166666667

Height (in): 47

Width (cm): 78.74

Width (ft): 2.5833333333

Width (in): 31

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2017-07-25

Condition Notes: Reupholstered. Minor wear in fabric; loose stitching, especially on proper right side.; Repaired and reupholstered gratis, April 1980, by The Upholstery Center of Lititz, (Mr. & Mrs. Paul Paes).

Object ID: G.77.09

Credit: Heritage Center Collection, Gift of LCHS

Accession Number: G.77.09

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Draft

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Land Draft and Deed

Object ID: Christiana S01 F01

Date Range: 1803

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Land Draft and Deed

Description: Insert 1 Land draft, for land sold by Jacob Eshleman to Levi Pownall. [Should include site of William Parker's house.] 23 March 1803.; Insert 2 Deed. Jacob Eshleman of Strasburg Township to Levi Pownall of Sadsbury Township. 204 acres and the allowance for roads. 2 April 1803. (Original housed in oversized box.)

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; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1803

Creation Date: 1803

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Eshleman, Jacob; Pownall, Levi; Parker, William

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Deeds; Christiana (Pa.); Real property surveys

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Deeds; Land drafts; Real estate

Extent: 2 items

Physical Characteristics: The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.

Object Name: Deed; Draft

Container: Moores Memorial Library Series 1 Folder 1, Insert 1 Land Draft Land draft, for land sold by Jacob Eshleman to Levi Pownall. [Should include site of William Parker's house.] 23 March 1803 Moores Memorial Library Series 1 Folder 1, Insert 2 Deed Deed. Jacob Eshleman of Strasburg Township to Levi Pownall of Sadsbury Township. 204 acres and the allowance for roads. (Original housed in oversized box.) 2 April 1803

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F01

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 1, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F01

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.

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1840 F003 P

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1840

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0097

People: Pownall, Levi

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Place: Sadsbury Twp.

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1840 F003 P

Box Number: 097

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1877 F004 P

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1877

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0098

People: Pownall, Levi

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Place: Sadsbury Twp.

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1877 F004 P

Box Number: 098

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1863 F008 P

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0098

People: Pownall, Levi

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Place: Sadsbury Twp.

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1863 F008 P

Box Number: 098

Additional Notes: Ink faint. 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

Letter

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Letter to Levi Pownall and family from [Isaac] Parrish

Object ID: Christiana S01 F06

Date Range: 1851

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Letter to Levi Pownall and family from [Isaac] Parrish

Description: Letter to Levi Pownall and family from [Isaac] Parrish, Philadelphia, regarding the Resistance. 15 September 1851.

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; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1851

Creation Date: 1851

Creator: Parrish, Isaac

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Pownall, Levi; Parrish, Isaac

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Letters; Christiana (Pa.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Letters; Correspondence

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: 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 Folder 6 Letter Letter to Levi Pownall and family from [Isaac] Parrish, Philadelphia, regarding the Resistance. 15 September 1851. 15 September 1851

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F06

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 6, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F06

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.

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Letter

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Letter from Dickinson Gorsuch to Levi Pownall

Object ID: Christiana S01 F08

Date Range: 1852

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Letter from Dickinson Gorsuch to Levi Pownall

Description: Letter from Dickinson Gorsuch, Baltimore, to Levi Pownall regarding the Pownall family nursing him back to health and asking them to visit. 18 October 1852.

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; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1852

Creation Date: 1852

Creator: Gorsuch, Dickinson, 1827-1882

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Gorsuch, Dickinson; Pownall, Levi

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Letters; Christiana (Pa.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Letters; Correspondence

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: 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 Folder 8 Letter Letter from Dickinson Gorsuch, Baltimore, to Levi Pownall regarding the Pownall family nursing him back to health and asking them to visit. 18 October 1852.; 18 October 1852

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F08

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 8, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F08

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.

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Letter

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall from W. U. Hensel

Object ID: Christiana S01 F10

Date Range: 1911

2 images

Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall from W. U. Hensel

Description: 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; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1911

Creation Date: 1911

Creator: Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

People: Pownall, Levi W.; Hensel, William Uhler

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Letters; Anniversaries; Christiana (Pa.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Letters; Correspondence; Anniversaries

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: 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.

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Chair, Commode

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Draft

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Estate Inventory

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Estate Inventory

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Estate Inventory

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Letter

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Letter

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Letter

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