Charles County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 73.
CHARLES COUNTY, situated in the southwest part of Maryland, on the northeat side of Potomac river. Area, 450 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally of fair quality, but some parts sandy. Seat of justice, Port Tobacco. Pop. in 1820, 16,500; in 1830, 17,666; in 1840, 16,023; in 1850, 16,162.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Cecil County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 70.
CECIL COUNTY, situated at the northeast corner of Maryland, with Susquehanna river and Chesapeake bay on the west and southwest. Area, 264 square miles. Face of the country generally level; soil varied, with much good land along the streams. Seat of justice, Elkton. Pop. in 1820, 16,048; in 1830, 15,492; in 1840, 17,232; in 1850, 18,939.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Antislavery Office, Philadelphia, PA

Henry Alexander Wise (Congressional Biographical Directory)

Reference
"Wise, Henry Alexander," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000649.
WISE, Henry Alexander,  (father of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and uncle of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Va., December 3, 1806; was privately tutored until his twelfth year and then entered Margaret Academy, near Pungoteague, Accomack County; was graduated from Washington College, Pennsylvania, in 1825; studied law in Winchester, Va.; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; returned to Virginia in 1830; held several local offices; elected
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, PA

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Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The Fire Companies,” March 26, 1845
Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Burning of the Court House,” March 26, 1845
Harrisburg (PA) Democratic Union, “Destructive Fire in Carlisle,” March 26, 1845
Entry by John McClintock, June 2, 1847
Entry by John McClintock, June 3, 1847
John McClintock to Edgar B. Wakeman, June 3, 1847
New York Commercial Advertiser, "Riot at Carlisle," June 5, 1847
New York Tribune, "Riot at Carlisle," June 7, 1847
Carlisle (PA) Herald, "Tumult and Riot," June 9, 1847
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Judge Hepburn’s Charge,” September 16, 1847
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Arrested,” June 17, 1847
New York National Anti-Slavery Standard, "The Riot in Carlisle," June 24, 1847
Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Death of Mr. Kennedy,” June 30, 1847
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Public Meeting,” July 1, 1847
Harrisburg (PA) Democratic Union, "The Carlisle Riot Case," September 1, 1847
Carlisle (PA) Herald, “Judge Hepburn’s Protest,” September 8, 1847
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “What the Hagerstown Papers Say,” September 9, 1847
Carlisle (PA) Herald, "Sentence of the Rioters," September 8, 1847
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “A Slave Case,” November 30, 1848
Natchez (MS) Courier, “Important Slave Case,” December 12, 1848
Rochester (NY) Frederick Douglass’ Paper, “The Kauffman Slave Case,” January 14, 1853
Carlisle (PA) American, “Further of the Kidnappers,” June 29, 1859
Carlisle (PA) American, “Arrest of a Supposed ‘Harper’s Ferry Insurrectionist,’” October 26, 1859
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Harpers Ferry Insurgent at Carlisle," November 1, 1859
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