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William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871)

William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, dedicated 2004.

20 E Ross St., Wilkes-Barre

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Prominent merchant and ardent abolitionist significant to the Underground Railroad in Wilkes-Barre. He provided refuge to fugitive slaves at his home and business near here. In 1853, Gildersleeve testified in a U.S. Supreme Court case, Maxwell vs. Righter, in which a fugitive, William Thomas, was shot and wounded by deputy U.S. marshals. The case and his testimony received national attention, especially in African American newspapers.

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1847 · New Jersey (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1848 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1857 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1871 · Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Pennsylvania, 1857, covering the location of William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Pennsylvania, 1857, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871)

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