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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ebea5995-86d1-4742-81a0-857608787330
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1778 F009 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hoffman, John
Yentz, George
Stoner, George
Harris, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Testimonies
Recognizance
German
Charge: stealing money
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1778 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Testimony of George Yentz, signature in German.
John Hoffman, accused of stealing money from George Stoner.
Recognizance of John Harris.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d9686c4f-3c64-42dc-bd2f-017577064365
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 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
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kautzman, John
Fisher, Margaret
Metzger, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Notes
German
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Margaret Fisher.
Note, in German on the back.
Letter, from George Metzger regarding the case.
3 items, 3 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f1156836-d01c-4aca-ab2e-961136240348
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1796 F002 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
1796
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Widder, John
Heaffly, Hannah
Widder, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Examinations
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1796 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Examination of Hannah Heaffly, signed in German.
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy by Hannah Heaffly.
Additional name: George Widder.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dbfe4a3d-750c-4829-aac8-686873327836
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1798 F008 QS
Date Range
1798/05
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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
1798/05
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Sweigart, Daniel
Snyder, John
Finkle, John
Bitzer, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
German
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Recognizance
Examinations
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1798 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Signature in German.
Dauphin County.
Examinations and recognizances of John Snyder, John Finkle, John Bitzer.
Interrogation of Daniel Sweigart.
Regarding an insolvency case with John Bitzer.
Two notes in German listing amounts due.
3 items, 3 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f0b26945-6306-41fe-b47a-207791054275
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1795 F002 QS
Date Range
1795/05
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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
1795/05
Year
1795
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bowman, Jacob
Stover, Michael
Senseman, John
Kneisly, Abraham
Bartholomew, John
Schaller, John
Weber, Adam
Schwitzgebel, Fritzsen
Kline, Nicholas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Constables
Charge: tippling house
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1795 F002 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
First defendant, Jacob Bowman, charged with assault and battery on Michael Stover.
Additional names: John Senseman, Abraham Kneisly.
Second defendant, John Bartholomew, charged with keeping a tippling house without license.
Third defendant, John Schaller, charged with assault and battery on Michael Stover.
Additional names: Abraham Kneisly, Adam Weber.
Fourth defendant, [name in German] Fritzsen Schwitzgebel, charged with assault and battery on Michael Stover.
Additional name: Nicholas Kline.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/326e046b-6d22-4f30-80b5-791448439266
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1814 F023 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
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Stineweg, Thomas Jr.
Karger, Susana
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Marietta
German
Place
Marietta
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1814 F023 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, fornication and bastardy with Susana Karger, name in German.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
3.000
Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/441bacc5-32c4-43c4-84fa-081779469437
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1814 F031 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
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Steib, Peter
Steib, Henry
Stipe, Peter
Stipe, Henry
German, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
German
Complaints
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1814 F031 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Henry Steib.
Recognizance, assault and battery on Adam German.
Complaint by Adam German (signature in German).
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
12.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/65ba8bb7-6bc9-4de2-a97c-455060757986
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1814 F032 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
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
German, Adam
Stipe, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1814 F032 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on Peter Stibe.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
13.000
Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/335963c6-99ab-42e8-9bfa-014441423318
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1815 F003 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
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Larentz, Jacob
Milchsak, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Complaints
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1815 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on George Milchsak.
Complaint of George Milchsak (signature in German).
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/95bd3bc1-cb93-4cab-9f93-771729927681
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1816 F007 QS
Date Range
1816/08
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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
1816/08
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Stober, Michael
German, Lewis
Merkly, Daniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
German
Recognizance
Charge: forcible entry
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1816 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Lewis German (signature in German0.
Recognizance, forcible entry on oath of Daniel Merkly.
1 item, 1 piece
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