Passmore Williamson (1822 - 1895),in Moyamensing Prison for contempt of court

Passmore Williamson, in Moyamensing Prison for alledged contempt of court
Title: Passmore Williamson, in Moyamensing Prison for alledged contempt of court / on stone by E[mil] Luders ; lith. of A[ugust] Kollner, Phila.
Creator(s): Luders, Emil, artist
Related Names:
Köllner, Augustus, b. 1813 , lithographer
Date Created/Published: [Philadelphia] : Published by Thomas Curtis, printseller, 134 Arch St., Phila., c1855.
Summary: An unusual informal portrait of the secretary of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, seated in a prison cell. Williamson was sentenced on July 22, 1855, to imprisonment for his 'false return' (i.e., evasive testimony) to a writ of habeas corpus issued by Federal District Court judge John Kane. Williamson's testimony related to his part in the freeing of three slaves owned by U.S. minister to Nicaragua John Hill Wheeler in Philadelphia. Williamson's imprisonment gave rise to heated public controversy over the issue of states' rights and the status of slaves traveling through free territory. Kane's action was heavily criticized in the press. Williamson was released from prison on November 3, 1855, after giving a new, slightly modified testimony.
Notes:
Title from item.
'Entered ... 1855 by Thomas Curtis ...
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1855-8.
Subjects:
Abolitionism and abolitionists.
Moyamensing Prison (Phila.).
Pennsylvania Abolition Society.
Philadelphia.
Williamson, Passmore.
Lithographs--1850-1860.
Portrait prints--1850-1860.
Bookmark /2003689277/
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