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Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1838 F016 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1838
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Jones, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1838 F016 MC
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Petition for tavern license
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1839 F014 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1839
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0014
People
Jones, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1839 F014 MC
Box Number
014
Additional Notes
Petition for tavern license.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
APR 1839 F002 QS
Date Range
1839/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1839/04
Year
1839
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bennett, James
Blessinger, Daniel
Burton, Daniel
Caldwell, Samuel
Coney, Thomas
Dietrich, George
Fisher, Isaiah
Fisher, Robert
Fitzcherls, Maria
Francis, John
Heckman, Andrew
Heckman, Henry
Jones, William
Kobler, Henry
Lauret, James
McClean, Lewis
Melony, John
Mimm, John
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Rockaway, Eliza
Snyder, Abraham
Stake, John
Thompson, Charles
Walton, Benjamin
Weaver, Halloway
Weaver, Joseph
Weye, Richard Jr.
Williams, Maria Ann
Wilman, Lewis
Wilmer, Lewis
Wilson, William
Zimmerman, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1839 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1852 F042 QS
Date Range
1852/04
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
1852/04
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Maxwell, David
Miller, Jacob
Jones, William
Young, John Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1852 F042 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Jacob Miller; William Jones; John Henry Young.
Larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1852 F062 QS
Date Range
1852/04
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
1852/04
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Washington, George
Jones, William
Maxwell, David
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1852 F062 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Jones; David Maxwell.
Larceny.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1859 F034 QS
Date Range
1859/08
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
1859/08
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jones, William
Erly, Charles
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1859 F034 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Charles Erly.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
33.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1859 F035 QS
Date Range
1859/11
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
1859/11
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jones, William
Henderson, Sarah
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1859 F035 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Sarah Henderson.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
32.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1857 F039 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Judy, William
Jones, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: robbery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1857 F039 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: William Jones.
Robbery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
40.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1858 F015 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jones, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1858 F015 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
14.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1858 F126 QS
Date Range
1858/11
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
1858/11
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jones, David
Jones, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: disturbing the peace
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1858 F126 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: William Jones.
Disturbing the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
121.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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