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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a4da142f-f0bc-44a2-ae1e-463449034440
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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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fcb9fbe7-104b-4521-a300-813011155720
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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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/23f9bd8c-b6d0-4fa8-9ad0-924255746748
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Zercher's Hotel
Object ID
Christiana S02 F08
Date Range
1895
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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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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3aa51b15-2639-4103-9831-167145193295
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Samuel Hopkins and Peter Woods
Object ID
Christiana S02 F11
Date Range
1896
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Samuel Hopkins and Peter Woods
Description
Samuel Hopkins and Peter Woods. "Survivors of the Christiana Riot taken at the scene-1896."
Date Range
1896
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Hopkins, Samuel
Woods, Peter
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F11
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F11
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 11, Moores Memorial Library
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William Parker, the hero of the Christiana Riot

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4079
Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Date of Publication
1897
WILLIAM PARKER, THE HERO OF THE CHRISTIANA RIOT. To understand the full significance of the Christiana riot, so insignificant in itself; it is necessary to have a thorough knowledge of where we were and whither we were drifting as a nation at the time. An English statesman sojourning in France some
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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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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Date Range
1803-1971
Christiana Resistance Collection, 1803-1971 1 box 37 folders, 54 items, 263 scans .5 cubic feet Repository: Moores Memorial Library 9 West Slokom Avenue Christiana, PA 17509 chrlib@christianalibrary.org www.christianalibrary.org Scope and Content Note: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Description
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 (1821-1891), 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.
The collection contains 2 distinct series: documents and photographs, from 1803-1971. Documents include: land drafts and deeds, 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 of the event, memorializations, announcements and a radio drama related to or inspired by the Christiana Resistance event of 1851.
Contained in the photograph series are photographs of: the event place and places related to the Christiana Resistance, the Pownall farm, event monuments, daguerreotypes of key figures and survivors of the resistance.
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.
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
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
1803-1971
Year Range From
1803
Year Range To
1971
Date of Accumulation
1803-1971
Creator
Moores Memorial Library
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
Subjects
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Extent
1 box, 37 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Physical Characteristics
The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Location of Originals
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
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 high resolution images 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 #, Folder #, Moores Memorial Library
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Description Level
Fonds
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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Coroner's verdict in the Christiana Riot case : an interesting paper

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1897
, the Maryland slaveholder, who was killed in what passed into history as "The Christiana Riot," an account of which was the subject of an interesting paper some months ago read before the Society by Thomas Whitson, Esq. '1 he following is a transcription of this in- quest : LANCASTER COUNTY, as. : "An
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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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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/09a1e653-4a8e-4394-9dd2-613971325182
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-04-01-01
Date Range
July 29,1897
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Christiana Hotel, Powell's Bus to Cochranville Lodge Masons
Date Range
July 29,1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Hotels
Carriages
Wagons
Horses
Masons
Christiana Hotel
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
11.5 x 9.5 inches
Object ID
2-04-01-01
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Appraisal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d4ac70e3-6a69-4e09-87dc-936211464086
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1909 F004 M
Date Range
1909
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Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1909
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1909
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Mercer, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1909 F004 M
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
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Appraisal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c315d097-760e-460b-ba9a-108126752960
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1891 F003 K
Date Range
1891
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1891
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1891
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Knott, Jane
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1891 F003 K
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
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