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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/082011c1-f13e-480b-a9d1-105352554435
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1787 F001 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
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Treet, Jacob
Christy, Samuel
Williams, George
Steel, Philip
Harrington, Jacob
Long, Jacob
Myer, Joseph
Myer, Andrew
Thompson, John
Hasner, Christopher
Stuft, Jacob
Malson, Thomas
Malson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
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Quarter Sessions
Susquehanna River
Charge: forcible entry
Islands
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1787 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Multiple defendants.
Recognizance, charged with forcible entry and overtaking an island on the Susquehanna River.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F013 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
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
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1780 F014 QS
Date Range
1780/02
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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
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
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charge against Jacob Tome
Object ID
NOV 1784 F001 QS
Date Range
1784
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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.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1784 F005 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
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
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1788 F001 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Starred, William
McFannel, David
Frie, Emanuel
Starred, James
Williams, Thomas
Williams, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1788 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Additional name: James Starred.
Second defendant: David McFannel, slave of Emanuel Frie.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse belonging to Thomas Williams and Benjamin Williams.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F001 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Seeger, John
Seeger, Henry
Williams, Benjamin
Bausman, Wendel
Hiens, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with biting off a person's finger
Additional names: Henry Seeger, Benjamin Williams, Wendel Bausman, Henry Hiens.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/18541ec1-2049-4600-b2b6-591189404811
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F002 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wilson, John Jr.
Roberts, Mary
Roberts, John
Roberts, Hugh
Moore, John
Teco, John
McCarriater, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery against Mary Roberts, John Roberts and Hugh Roberts.
Additional names: John Moore, John Teco, Patrick McCarriater.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F003 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Starret, David
Starret, Robert
Starret, William
Clark, Brice
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Complaints
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Robert Starret, William Starret.
Complaint filed by Brice Clark.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F004 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gotshall, Peter
Cauffman, Andrew
Hufft, Jacob
Weaver, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: obstructing a road
Hempfield Twp.
Highways
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with obstructing a highway by Andrew Cauffman, the Supervisor of the Public Highway in Hempfield Twp.
Additional names: Jacob Hufft, Adam Weaver.
1 item, 1 piece
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