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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
consideration for the facts as disclosed and from the point of view occupied at the home of the Gorsuches. The family of Dr. F. G. Mitchell, whose wife is a daughter of Dickinson Gorsuch, and who now owns the property thm of her grandfather, Edward Gorsuch,. from wru.ch the slaves fled, have been especially
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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 general position of Lancaster County in Negro slavery

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Author
Bausman, Lottie M.
Date of Publication
1911
hemisphere. It is most natural, therefore, that our own thirteen colonies did not escape this traffic; but it is sad to note the awful price they had to pay to remove the evil once established, that price—hu- manity. Portugal began the African slave trade in modern Europe and America, bringing slaves from
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Responsibility
by Miss Lottie M. Bausman.
Author
Bausman, Lottie M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
[5]-21 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 1
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Slaves - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Population.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 1 (1911), p. 5-21Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1911
sufficiently interesting to be worth recording. In the earliest tax list for Lancaster in existence, in the year 1754, which Mr. H. Frank Eshleman gives us in his paper, Vol. XIII., No. 10, we learn that at that date there were seven slaves owned and held in the borough. They belonged, respectively, to "David
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Responsibility
by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
135-141 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 5
Summary
This article provides documentation of slaves being passed to heirs in wills . Also presented are advertisements of slaves for sale and requests for the return of "eloped" slaves. Reviewed as well is slave involvement with churches, as there is evidence of their baptism and burials at churches.
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Slaves - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 5 (1911), p. 135-141Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
RG 01-00 2313
Date Range
1799-1897, inc.
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Description
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free African-Americans, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees. Handwritten, handwritten on printed forms, and a very few typewritten.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of filing.
Date Range
1799-1897, inc.
Year Range From
1799
Year Range To
1897
Date of Accumulation
1799-1894, 1896, 1897
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subjects
African Americans--History
Free Black people
Fugitive slaves
Habeas corpus
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Petitions
Search Terms
African American men
African American women
Court of Common Pleas
Court records
Free persons of color
Freedom seekers
Habeas corpus
Persons of color
Petitions
Writs
Extent
17 boxes
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 2313
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
These papers are cataloged individually and may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
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