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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8cbf5bc0-ffea-4afd-bfba-161705713492
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1790 F008 QS
Date Range
1790/02
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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
1790/02
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Ceasar
Scott, John
Boyd, William
Churchman, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1790 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Slave of John Scott of Little Britain Twp.
Additional names: William Boyd, Thomas Churchman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3696a210-4f10-45a8-aff6-861826946817
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1791 F004 QS
Date Range
1791/05
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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
1791/05
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Leferty, Jean
Lafferty, Jean
McAntier, William
Sall
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: harboring an enslaved person
Charge: stealing
Drumore Twp.
Enslaved persons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1791 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Or Jean Lafferty.
Of Drumore Twp.
Recognizance, charged with harboring slaves of William McAntier and stealing goods.
Note: that she married the slave "Sall", the marriage was performed by another slave.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5a6c91f9-b838-4261-89f6-122223351878
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1798 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
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Yellow Jean
Ceaser
Caeser
Abraham
Gibson, John
Gibson, William
Scott, John
Armstrong, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Servants
Little Britain Twp.
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1798 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Ceaser, Abraham.
Recognizances, charged with assault and battery on John and William Gibson, servants of Major John Scott, Little Britain Twp.
Recognizance, charged with stealing wheat.
Additional name: James Armstrong.
4 items, 4 pieces
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7b534b30-f470-4315-85af-213124954340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1853 F045 QS
Date Range
1853/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1853/08
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
London, Jacob
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1853 F045 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Larceny; assault and battery.
3 items, 3 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c2d8c6f6-434a-4e08-b602-548728382322
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1856 F090 QS
Date Range
1856/11
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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
1856/11
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Morgan, Isaac
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: surety of the peace
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1856 F090 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery; surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
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Case Number
73.000
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5075a928-9d54-4c10-90e7-121083702841
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1853 F102 QS
Date Range
1853/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1853/08
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thomas, Frederick
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1853 F102 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c606fabe-d098-4305-a0b2-121348006814
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1854 F099 QS
Date Range
1854/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1854/08
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Body, Hannah
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American women
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1854 F099 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
91.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1aee2857-53a6-4e5d-bd19-468851886154
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Moses Morris
Object ID
AUG 1858 F072 QS
Date Range
1858/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Moses Morris
Date Range
1858/08
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Morris, Moses
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1858 F072 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
Person of color.
3 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
71.000
Classification
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/72c26b72-9675-449d-b278-360249413357
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Charles Hallager
Object ID
AUG 1858 F082 QS
Date Range
1858/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Charles Hallager
Date Range
1858/08
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hallager, Charles
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1858 F082 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
Person of color.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
82.000
Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/82ade26f-88cb-43b8-bcc8-557720451034
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1851 F073 QS
Date Range
1851/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1851/08
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Way, Henry
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1851 F073 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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