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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/be041c3d-7dd6-4fa0-92f8-439621391850
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1803 F005 QS
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1803
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hazard, Samuel
O'Donnel, Manus
Irvin, Mathias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1803 F005 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment paper.
Additional names: Manus O'Donnel, Mathias Irvin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/27908a2e-a75d-4dad-9a0b-707832522699
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 F007 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bird, Charles
Stewart, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: stealing
Oysters
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Mulatto.
Commitment paper, charged with stealing oysters.
Additional name: Samuel Stewart.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/590fb72b-81a1-4ba8-8505-585444408765
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1804 F003 QS
Date Range
1804/04
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1804/04
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cox, William
Fipps, Samuel
Teis, Andrew
Maxston, George
Jones, Jack
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: breaking and entering
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1804 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with breaking and entering the house of Samuel Fipps.
Additional names: Andrew Teis, George Maxston, Jack Jones (African-American).
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/695cc51d-e8cf-47fb-bea7-893677096133
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F004 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Butler, Nathan
Adams, James
Hiland, James
Hiland, Mary
Dunbar, Jack
Seacrist, Christian
Westner, John
Forester, Christopher
Forester, Margaret
James
Quigley, Andrew
Phillips, Daniel
Gerber, Jacob
Lithgow, Robert
Brown, John
Williams, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Prisoner list.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/eff57603-18b2-45c9-925f-242241129872
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F012 QS
Date Range
1804/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1804/11
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jim
Neeper, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Adjudications
Persons of color
Servants
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Servant, African-American.
Petition for an adjudication by Samuel Neeper of Little Britain Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/944ca063-1e19-489b-94bb-077013109478
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F031 QS
Date Range
1804/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1804/11
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grubb, Thomas
Hanes, Timothy
July
McCollough, George
McSparran, James
Mehaffey, Dominick
Strong, Halbert
Strong, Halbert Jr.
Strong, Halbert Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Charge: forcible entry
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F031 QS
Additional Notes
Dated NOV 1803.
Also: Halbert Strong.
Multiple recognizances.
Additional names: James McSparran, Dominick Mehaffey, July (African-American), Timothy Hanes, Thomas Grubb.
6 items, 6 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7a81a992-a9f7-4407-ae1d-323920251857
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1805 F004 QS
Date Range
1805/05
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1805/05
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Craig, Samuel
Porter, Robert
Wilson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Inquests
Charge: stealing
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1805 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Grand Inquest, charged with stealing items from Robert Porter.
Additional name: Thomas Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0227d8b0-9acc-4b27-bf8a-844711511192
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Date Range
1805/11
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1805/11
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henrietta
Peggy
Sewell, Clement
Wright, Henry
Wright, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Correspondence
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Queen Anne County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Correspondence from Queen Anne County, Maryland, regarding enslaved persons, Peggy and Henny, who petitioned in Lancaster County for their freedom.
Samuel Wright, acting administrator of the estate of Clement [Sewell].
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a275710f-0623-4b72-baa7-432982557980
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F004 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Carter, Daniel
Snevely, Christian
Hainy, Abraham
Gall, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: suspicion of theft
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with suspicion of stealing property belonging to Christian Snevely.
Additional names: Abraham [Hainy], Henry Gall.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6d181186-75b3-4784-bdf3-284387127755
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
George
Cully, James
Brown, Patrick
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Little Britain Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with threatening a boy belonging to James Cully, Little Britain Twp.
Additional names: Patrick Brown, John Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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