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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Visitors' Book
Description
An account of the resource
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, Passmore Williamson hurried toward a departing ship in the summer of 1855. Before the ship left Philadelphia, he needed alert slave Jane Johnson that according to Pennsylvania law, she was free to leave her master at any time while on Pennsylvania land. She and her two children left her master and disappeared into the protection of the Underground Railroad. The ensuing court case against Williamson set legal precedent for use of writs of habeas corpus, included a dramatic testimony from Johnson herself, and was of intense interest to the public, particularly abolitionists. Williamson was jailed for 100 days before being released in November of 1855. His visitors' book documents his incarceration and the public support for Williamson's release.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1855
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Books
Dublin Core
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Title
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Passmore Williamson Visitors' Book Part 2: Letters of Support
Subject
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Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Habeas corpus--United States
Description
An account of the resource
A log of letters sent to Passmore Williamson during his five month incarceration in 1855. This is a continuation of the letters found in the Visitors' Book Part 1.
Creator
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Various
Date
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1855
Rights
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Part of the manuscript collection at the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA.
Relation
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Manuscript Collection 196, Passmore Williamson Papers
Format
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.pdf
Language
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English
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Visitors' Book
Description
An account of the resource
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, Passmore Williamson hurried toward a departing ship in the summer of 1855. Before the ship left Philadelphia, he needed alert slave Jane Johnson that according to Pennsylvania law, she was free to leave her master at any time while on Pennsylvania land. She and her two children left her master and disappeared into the protection of the Underground Railroad. The ensuing court case against Williamson set legal precedent for use of writs of habeas corpus, included a dramatic testimony from Johnson herself, and was of intense interest to the public, particularly abolitionists. Williamson was jailed for 100 days before being released in November of 1855. His visitors' book documents his incarceration and the public support for Williamson's release.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1855
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Books
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Passmore Williamson Visitors' Book Part 1: Visitors' Signatures followed by Letters
Subject
The topic of the resource
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Habeas corpus--United States
Description
An account of the resource
A log of signatures of visitors to Passmore Williamson during his five month incarceration in 1855, followed by letters pasted into the book. While many signatures were made in person, some were added by visitors for supporters who could not visit Williamson themselves.
Creator
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Various
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1855
Rights
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Retained at the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA.
Relation
A related resource
Manuscript Collection 196, Passmore Williamson Papers
Format
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.pdf
Language
A language of the resource
English
Passmore Williamson