Item 44: Magazine clipping of Harrisburg, Devreux and S. E. Brown (removed to Black Box #1) , no date

Item — Box: 15, Folder: 52

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Magazine clipping of Harrisburg, Devreux and S. E. Brown (removed to Black Box #1) , no date

Dates

Created: no date

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Magazine Clipping

Condition Note:

Fair.

Measurements:

14 ⅞ in. x 11 in.

Title:

Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion.

Description:

This is an art magazine clipping containing fiction, history, and a drawing of Harrisburg. The drawing shows a bridge going across the Susquehanna and into the city. Another image shows what seems to be a rural part of Harrisburg with the description “Tree to which John Harris was tied”. This image is in reference to a story from 1733 in which John Harris Sr. was tied to a tree to be burnt at the stake by a group of Native Americans. Harris is saved by an African American slave who is called Hercules in the story, though his real name is Frank, who brings a group of friendly Native Americans to negotiate the release of Harris, and is successful resulting in his own freedom as well from slavery. The event is commemorated within this magazine because John Harris Sr. had established Harrisburg in the late 17th century. It is also likely an important story because the story goes on to talk about how Hercules after being freed, worked to free other slaves in Harrisburg. It is an important part of Harrisburg’s origin story and its Black History. Also includes an article about a new type of clock made in Gloucestershire, England. The reverse side includes a story entitled The Double Elopement, and a Daily Record of the Past (this day in history).