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Quarter Sessions
Fiereston, John
Killian, Margaret
Ream, Abraham
Hamilton, James
Thompson, John
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9d87400f-2476-4d16-91a9-304087378844
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1820 F001 QS
Date Range
1820/08
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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.
Date Range
1820/08
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lytle, William
Gordan, Francis
Groff, Marks
McCready, Daniel
Clavenstine, Christian
Stoner, Jacob
Guy, John
Hamilton, James
Hammon, Benjamin
Hill, Frederick
Hunter, Andrew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Returns
Taverns
Liquor License
Salisbury Twp.
Marietta
Lampeter Twp.
Columbia
Cocalico Twp.
Conestoga Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Manor Twp.
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1820 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Return of tavernkeepers.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b4712a3b-b59e-4376-8b44-427617851807
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F001 QS
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Webb, William
Davis, William
Harrison, James
Clelland, William
Kreider, Henry
Sullivan, John
Warner, John
McElhaney, William
Cox, Mary
Porter, John
Thompson, John
Willson, Anthony
Fry, Jacob
Fullerton, William
Brenneman, John
Subcategory
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Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Jails
Prisons
Returns
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1802 F008 QS
Date Range
1802/08
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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.
Date Range
1802/08
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hamilton, James
Johnston, John
Hains, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1802 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on John Johnston.
Additional name: Jacob Hains.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1802 F015 QS
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hissar, Henry
Hissar, Joseph
Patton, John
Heisser, Henry
Heisser, Joseph
Crelley, John
Grelley, John
Hamilton, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Complaints
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1802 F015 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Joseph Hissar, John Patton.
Recognizance, charged with assault on John Crelley.
Complaint by John Crelley.
Additional name: James Hamilton.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/65d58e13-f177-4451-a681-445553622610
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F005 QS
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Mogelroy, Daniel
Hamilton, James
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Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on James Hamilton.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4c7e851f-8dc6-43c0-8166-371947323321
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F006 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
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
McElroy, Ann
Whitmore, David
McElroy, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: attempt to commit rape
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Hamilton.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery and attempting to ravish Ann McElroy.
Additional names: David Whitmore, Michael McElroy.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ee46cfa9-0514-4e69-8393-621936783340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 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
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, John
Williams, James
Whitaker, John
Henry, John
Causland, Maxwell
Kenny, John
Conner, John
Dewes, Paul
Weiss, Elizabeth
Ehrman, Casper
McElroy, Daniel
Hamilton, James
Nisly, Daniel
Clark, James
Holl, John
Lewis, Richard
Dixler, Frederick
Sausman, Henry
Sawer, Jacob
Sawer, John
Riley, Edward
Youndt, Samuel
Miller, Samuel
Ash, John
Morrison, John
Kaffrode, Jacob
Laughren, James
Haas, Christian
Brenisen, George
Flinn, Luke
Jones, Peter
Zimmerman, Cornelius
Bricker, David Jr.
Goodhard, Jacob
Lutz, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
John Smith, larceny, goods of James Williams.
John Henry, assault and battery on Maxwell McCausland.
Paul Dewes, fornication and battery on Elizabeth Weiss.
Daniel McElroy, assault and battery on James Hamilton.
Daniel Nisly, tippling house.
Richard Lewis, assault and battery on Samuel Youndt.
Samuel Miller, assault and battery on Hugh Ferguson.
John Morrison, assault and battery on Michael Dougherty.
James Laughren, tippling house.
Peter Jones.
David Bricker Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1807 F014 QS
Date Range
1807
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Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1807
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cooper, Noah
Davis, Peter
Hamilton, James
Joshua
McCarty, Daniel
Peirsol, John
Skiles, Rebecca
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: manslaughter
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Salisbury Twp.
Slaveholders
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1807 F014 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with manslaughter of Daniel McCarty, enslaved person held by John Wilson, Salisbury Twp.
Additional names: John Peirsol, Noah Cooper, Rebecca Skiles, James Hamilton, Peter Davis.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1807 F043 QS
Date Range
1807/08
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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.
Date Range
1807/08
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Walker, Mary
Thompson, James
Walker, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Colerain Twp.
Place
Colerain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1807 F043 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Mary Walker.
Additional names: James Thompson, Isaac Walker.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1861 F058 QS
Date Range
1861/04
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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.
Date Range
1861/04
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Thomson, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1861 F058 QS
Additional Notes
Burglary.
1 item, 1 piece
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Case Number
65.000
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