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Letter from Baltimore Police to the Mayor of Lancaster Regarding the Arrest of Henry Kobler Musselman and Lewis Wilman, April 2, 1839

Letter dated April 2, 1839, from the Baltimore Police to the Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, informing him of the arrest of Henry Kobler Musselman and Lewis Wilman, suspected murderers of a Jewish peddler. The letter requests further information from Lancaster for the suspects' final commitment. The event generated sufficient interest to warrant a pamphlet account of the trial printed in Lancaster in 1839. Lazarus Zellerbach, a Pittsburgh resident and one of five known Jews in Pittsburgh in 1839, is mentioned.

Associated People/Businesses

Taylor, E. C.
Lightner, Nathaniel
ZELLERBACH, LAZARUS

Geography

Baltimore
Lancaster
Pennsylvania

Subjects

Crime
Murder
Jewish peddlers
Law enforcement

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 3