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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F013 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
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Leitheiser, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Overseers of the Poor of Reading, against Overseers of the Poor of Cocalico Twp.
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 paper for Daniel Peck
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Date Range
1782/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Daniel Peck
Date Range
1782/02
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Peck, Daniel
Shugart, Zachary
Whitlock, Captain
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners of war
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Captains
Charge: stealing
Mittimus
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Revolutionary War
Servants
Soldiers
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Or Peck, Joshia.
British prisoner of war, a servant of Captain Whitlock.
Mittimus, charged with stealing items from Zachary [Shugart].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1784 F005 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
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Benjamin, Alexander
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Peddlers
Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1784 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for license to peddle.
Petitioner means to travel with one horse from Lebanon Twp.
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 paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Date Range
1783/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Date Range
1783/02
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Barr, John
Gleis, Elizabeth
Jordan, John
Ryan, John
Willis, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Charge: receiving and selling stolen goods
Charge: stealing
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Recognizance, for buying stolen clothing, property of Mary Willis.
Additional name: John Jordan.
Second defendants: John Ryan, a prisoner of war; also John Barr, soldier.
Defendants confessed guilt to receiving and selling stolen clothing.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charge against Jacob Tome
Object ID
NOV 1784 F001 QS
Date Range
1784
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charge against Jacob Tome
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1784
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Tome, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Paxton Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1784 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Process, charged with keeping a tippling house in Paxton Twp.
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
FEB 1780 F014 QS
Date Range
1780/02
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
1780/02
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wat, Hugh
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Upper Paxton Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1780 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Process sur indictment, charged with keeping a tippling house in Upper Paxton Twp.
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
FEB 1783 F003 QS
Date Range
1783/02
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
1783/02
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shaffer, Catharine
Rudel, Jost
Wertsberger, Mary
Geyer, Jacob
Geyer, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Earl Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1783 F003 QS
Additional Notes
List of expenses regarding the defendant, a pauper, from the Overseers of the Poor of Earl Twp. to the Overseers of the Poor of Warwick Twp.
Additional names: Jost Rudel, Mary Wertsberger, Jacob Geyer, George Geyer.
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
MAY 1783 F001 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
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shaffer, Catherina
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Earl Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Order for removal
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1783 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Order of removal of defendant from Earl Twp. to Warwick Twp. by the Overseers of the Poor of Earl Twp.
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
JAN 1784 F002 QS
Date Range
1784/01
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1784/01
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Isaac
Kinkead, Alexander
Simon, Joseph
Slough, Mathias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: stealing
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1784 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with dealing with stolen items.
Additional names: Isaac (African-American), Joseph Simon, Mathias Slough.
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
FEB 1784 F005 QS
Date Range
1784/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1784/02
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Borrey, John
Isaac
Slough, Mathias
Barr, George
Slough, Mary
Slough, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Charge: stealing
Charge: tippling house
Elizabeth Twp.
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1784 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with keeping a tippling house and selling of spiritous liquors without license in Elizabeth Twp. Additional name: George Barr.
Second defendant: Isaac. African-American. Mathias Slough, master.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a gold watch, property of Mary Slough.
Additional name: George Slough.
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

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