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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5135783e-ac40-4a55-b742-479054453644
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1808 F015 QS
Date Range
1808/04
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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
1808/04
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Butler, Charles
Lightner, Leah
Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1808 F015 QS
Additional Notes
No date given.
Recognizance of Leah Lightner to prosecute, defendant is accused of fornication and bastardy with Hannah, African-American, slave.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/71e67157-68e9-433e-8791-691916033084
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1786 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
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McCally, Charles
Luckas, Eve
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1786 F002 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy against Eve Luckas.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/18b8d513-4dfa-4100-bafc-445431856881
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1787 F006 QS
Date Range
1787/05
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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
1787/05
Year
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Clendenin, Adam
McFannel, Hanna
Hand, Edward
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Generals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1787 F006 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy against Hanna McFannel.
Additional name: General Edward Hand.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1c8dcc7e-4a14-426a-a925-133653904568
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1800 F010 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
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Prist
Moore, Jen
Moore, June
Hall, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1800 F010 QS
Additional Notes
No date written.
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy on Jen Moore or June Moore.
Additional name: Peter Hall.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/eff11c8d-80dd-4d14-8f61-904147522827
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F015 QS
Date Range
1808/08
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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
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Carter, Daniel
Thompson, Lucy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Examinations
Persons of color
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F015 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Lucy Thompson.
Examination of Lucy Thompson.
2 items, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a75f68b4-358d-427a-a973-014955029460
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F038 QS
Date Range
1808/08
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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
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jones, Jacob
Donnelly, Rachel
Wien, John
Eberman, Jacob
Galloway, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Examinations
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F038 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Rachel Donnelly.
Examination of Rachel Donnelly.
Additional names: John Wien, Jacob Eberman, Benjamin Galloway.
2 items, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/467cd09c-587d-4a6e-8863-472282010459
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1828 F009 QS
Date Range
1828/04
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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
1828/04
Year
1828
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wilson, Philip
Green, Frances
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1828 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Frances Green, African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e3fbf2f8-3a65-4a7d-a977-795308054116
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 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
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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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b2e390b0-73ff-4ef7-aa70-555815231525
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 F034 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
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, Samuel
Clendenin, James
Clendenin, Elizabeth
Cooper, Samuel
Wetherington, Henry
Fisher, Samuel
Moore, John
Robison, Nancy
Williams, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: surety of the peace
Depositions
Summons
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F034 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on James Clendenin.
Recognizance, surety of the peace towards James Clendenin, Elizabeth Clendenin.
Deposition of James Clendenin.
Summons of Nancy Robison, Hannah Williams.
Additional names: Samuel Cooper, Henry Wetherington, Samuel Fisher, John Moore.
5 items, 5 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e971bbdd-e8a8-4923-a08c-295047303410
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1809 F011 QS
Date Range
1809/04
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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
1809/04
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Turner, Leonhart
Donner, Leonard
Steigelman, Jacob
Breyers, Nancy
Stevenson, Edward
Maning, David
Bennet, John
Lutz, Caty
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: surety of the peace
Examinations
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1809 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Or Leonard Donner, African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Jacob Steigelman.
Examination of Jacob Steigelman.
Recognizance, surety of the peace.
Additional names: Nancy Breyers, Edward Stevenson, David Maning, John Bennet, Caty Lutz.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
4.000
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