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Record, Judicial

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Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: NOV 1862 F003 QS

Date Range: 1862/11

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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: 1862/11

Year: 1862

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Langan, Thomas

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Charge: fornication and bastardy

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: NOV 1862 F003 QS

Additional Notes: Fornication and bastardy.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Gilmor Hull

Object ID: Habeas 1860 F009

Date Range: 1860

1 document

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Gilmor Hull

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1860

Year: 1860

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Caldwell, Jay; Hull, Gilmor; Long, Henry Grimler; Slokum, Samuel; Weigand, Edwin

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Habeas corpus

Search Terms: Charge: kidnapping; Free persons of color; Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Petitions

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1860 F009

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 007

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Charged with kipnapping a free man of color.; Petitioner: Hull, Gilmor.; Petition, includes copy of warrant of commitment.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment - contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Case Number: 1045.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Gilmor Hull

Object ID: Habeas 1860 F011

Date Range: 1860

1 document

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Gilmor Hull

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1860

Year: 1860

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Cadwell, Jay; Hull, Gilmor; Long, Henry Grimler; Slokum, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Habeas corpus

Search Terms: Charge: kidnapping; Free persons of color; Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Petitions

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1860 F011

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 007

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Charged with kidnapping a free man of color.; Petitioner: Hull, Gilmor.; Filed against: Cadwell, Jay. Occupation: prisonkeeper.; Petition, includes copy of warrant of commitment.; Habeas corpus, includes decision.; Return, includes copy of warrant of commitment.; 3 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment - contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Case Number: 1047.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Archive

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Collection: Musical Events Programs

Title: Musical Events Programs

Object ID: MG0267

Date Range: 1858-2005

Note: This collection of Musical Events Programs contains programs for the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster Conservatory of Music, Lancaster Community Concert Association, The American Guild of Organists, Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Musical Arts Society, The Oratorio Society, and Lancaster

1 document

Collection: Musical Events Programs

Title: Musical Events Programs

Description: This collection of Musical Events Programs contains programs for the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster Conservatory of Music, Lancaster Community Concert Association, The American Guild of Organists, Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Musical Arts Society, The Oratorio Society, and Lancaster Opera Company. Venues include camp meetings, local schools, churches and the Fulton Opera House. There is also an autographed program for a concert by the Trapp Family Singers in 1949.

Date Range: 1858-2005

Year Range From: 1858

Year Range To: 2005

Date of Accumulation: 1858-2005

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 07

People: Adler, Larry; Alexay, Alexander; Algard, Erik; Allan-Allen, Baldwin; Amram, David; Ansara, Edward; Antoine, Josephine; Armstrong, Martha; Aument, Karl B.; Austin, Christopher; Badura-Skoda, Paul; Balogh, Erno; Bamboschek, Giuseppe; Baromeo, Chase; Barsumian, Puzant; Bartlett, Ethel; Baughey, H. B.; Bay, Emanuel; Beecham, Thomas; Benner, James; Benoist, Andre; Bentonelli, Joseph; Berberian, Ara; Biggs, E. Power; Birchall, Alice A.; Bjoerling, Jussi; Blair, Abbie; Bogue, Laurence; Borton, Michael; Bos, Coenraad V.; Bower, Jacob; Bowman, Charles L.; Breiner, Scott; Broderick, William; Buccelli, Luigi; Burdino, Andre; Burger, Chris; Burrows, Stanley; Bussotti, Carlo; Campbell, Edna; Campbell, John; Carter, John; Casadesus, Robert; Castor, Doris; Castor, Godwin; Cerny, William; Charnley, Milne; Collins, L. John; Colton, Charles; Connel, Horatio; Conner, Nadine; Cooper, E. Virgil; Cossack, Don; Costello, Marilyn; Cowhick, Fred E.; Crooks, Richard; Cummings, Eva; Darrenkamp, John; Davis, Peter; de Paur, Leonard; Dearborn, Harold; Demidoff, Eugene; Demus, Joerg; Devine, Maude Metzger; Devine, Ned; Diller, Carolyn V.; Dja, Devi; Dosia, Elen; Douglass, Myrtle; Douty, Nicholas; Drake, Victoria; Draper, Paul; Dravonette, Jessica; Duncan, Todd; Eby, Gordon M.; Echternach, Earle; Edson, Edward; Edwards, Thomas; Endich, Sara Mae; Esbenshade, Charles; Faas, Mildred; Farrell, Eileen; Fasano, Renato; Ferrante, Arthur; Ferrier, Kathleen; Fidele, David; Fiedler, Arthur; Fink, Arnold Frederick; Fisher, E. Ruth; Fisher, Violet; Fleisher, Leon; Flock, Allen W.; Forrester, Maureen; Fowler, Frederick C.; Fox, Virgil; Frailey, Minnie; Francescatti, Zino; Frey, Percy; Garner, Adam; Gast, Marie R.; Getz, Russel; Geyer, Gwynne; Gibson, Barbara; Giddings, Hart; Godden, Reginald; Graseck, James; Greco, Jose; Greenhouse, Bernard; Grossman, Ferdinand; Guilet, Daniel; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Habecker, Dorothy S.; Haglegans, Marguerite; Hall, Ray B.; Harris, Edward; Harris, Roy; Harrison, Guy Fraser; Hay, Phillip Jeffrey; Hayes, Patrick; Heiney, lIene Geller; Helm, Enos; Hemberg, Eskil; Henry, Cora; Hershey, Laura; Hess, Mildred M.; Hilger, Elsa; Hill, Robert; Hollinger, Daryl; Hollister, Carrol; Holt, Dean; Hoover, Annie; Howell, Henry B.; Huss, Mildred M.; Iturbi, Jose; Jamanis, Frances Veri; Jamanis, Micheal; Janis, Byron; Jaroff, Serge; Johannesen, Grant; Johnston, Kathyrn Byers; Joio, Norman Dello; Jollif, Jonas, Marla; Jones, Carol; Kapell, William; Karlsrud, Edmond; Keenen, Margaret; Kent, Arthur; Kindler, Hans; Kirk, Florence; Koo, Katcha; Kooiker, Anthony; Kopleff, Florence; Kreider, Amos; Kreider, Jacob; Kreisler, Fritz; Krsmanovich, Branko; Kullman, Charles; Kunz, Alfred; Lambdin, Thomas; Lamson, Carl; Lang, J. M.; Lau, Daniel; LeFever, Elizabeth; LeFevre, Wayne; LeFevre, Wayne B.; Lehman, Barbara; Leindorf, Erich; Lewis, Jack R.; Liebling, Joseph; Lockwood, Charlotte Matthewson; Long, Emma; Lunt, Reginald F.; Malcolm, Scott; Mann, Bertha; Marsh, Ozan; Martin, Hildreth; Martin, Margaret; Martinelli, Giovanni; May, John; Maynor, Dorothy; McAllister, Gertie; McConnell, Frank A.; McNeal, Lem; Melchior, Lauritz; Melton, James; Mentzer, Edna J.; Messner, Lucile Lane; Mileradoff, Igor; Miller, Harry; Miller, Mitch; Miquel, Pablo; Mittler, Frank; Moeller, Edith; Moffo, Anna; Mohr, Katharine; Mohr, Margaret; Morgana, Nina; Morini, Erika; Mowrey, Helen; Moyer, Karl; Murr, Harry; Newmark, John; Olheim, Helen; Onegin, Sigrid; Oswald, Belinda; Oswald, Mark; Padwa, Vladimir; Pan, Xun; Papavasilion, Ernest; Paray, Paul; Parnova, Lisa; Paulee, Mona; Pavlovsky, Valentin; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Piston, Walter; Pleam, R. R.; Pratt, Charles E.; Quillian, James; Rakestraw, Sue L.; Ralston, Howard; Reiner, Fritz; Rex, Charles; Rich, Thaddeus; Riddle, George; Ringwall, Rudolph; Robertson, Rae; Rodgers, George B.; Rodzinski, Artur; Roland, Robert; Romero, Trini; Ross, Stuart; Round, Carrie; Round, Clara; Salvi, Alberto; Sander, Arpad; Sandoval, Miguel; Sangree, Margaret; Santelmann, William F.; Satcher, Herbert Boyce; Sayao, Bidu; Schauwecker, Frederick; Schick, George; Schmitt, Elvin; Schroeder, Carl E.; Schuller, Gunther; Seigel, Charles; Seiver, Rebecca; Serkin, Rudolf; Sessions, Roger; Seyfert, Otto; Shaw, Robert; Shuk, Lajos; Shuman, William; Sieger, P. George; Silba, Muri; Simons, John; Slenczynska, Ruth; Slichter, Emma; Smith, Brooks; Snavely, Annie E.; Snell, Milford; Snow, Harry; Sokoloff, Vladimir; Somer, Hilde; Sousa, John; Spalding, Albert; Spitalny, Phil; Steinberg, William; Stever, Eleanor; Stewart, Reginald; Stopak, Josef; Svetlova, Marina; Sykes, Harry A.; Szell, George; Taleff, Carol; Tamayo, Ernesto; Tedick, Feodore; Thomas, John Charles; Tochette, Charles; Traubel, Helen; Trees, Sylvia; Trovillo, George; Valente, Benita; Van Vliet, Cornelius; Veri, Francis; Vilee, Gergrud V.; Vyner, Louis; Vyner, Mary; Wager, Karl H.; Walker, Mallory; Warfield, William; Warren, Leonard; Watts, Andre; Weede, Robert; Welsh, Francis; White, Roger; Willhoite, Earl; Williams, Camilla; Williamson, Francis H.; Wisner, Charles E.; Wittel, Ivan; Wittemore, Arthur; Wolf, Andrew; Wolle, J. Fred; Wood, Edna; Zardo, Eric; Zercher, Kathryn M.

Subjects: Advertisements; Broadsides; Choirs (Music); Choral societies; Glee clubs; Musicians; Orchestra; Programs (Publications); Symphonies

Search Terms: Advertisements; American Business Club; American Guild of Organists; American Guild of Organists, Lancaster Chapter; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Benefactors; Boston Pops Orchestra; Broad Street Methodist Church; Broadsides; Brochures; Busch Symphony Orchestra; Chicago City Opera Company; Choirs; Cleveland Orchestra; Composers; Concerts; Conductors; Dancers; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Elizabethtown; Ephrata Cloister; Exchange Club of Lancaster; Finding aids; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; Franklin and Marshall Academy; Franklin and Marshall College Glee Club; Fulton Opera House; Gordonville Gotwald Chapel; J. B. Kevinksi's Music Store; J. P. McCaskey High School; Junior League of Lancaster; Kiwanis Club of Lancaster; Lancaster; Lancaster Church of the Brethren; Lancaster Community Concert Association; Lancaster Conservatory of Music; Lancaster County Choral Festival; Lancaster County Courthouse; Lancaster County Historical Society; Lancaster Drama Club; Lancaster Mennonite High School; Lancaster MusiComedy Guild; Lancaster Opera Company; Lancaster Stock Company; Lancaster Symphony Orchestra; Lancaster Trust Building; Landisville Camp Meeting; Leacock Twp.; Manheim Township High School; Manuscript groups; Metropolitan Opera Association; Metropolitan Quartet; Mount Joy; Music Naturally Summer Institute Festival; Musical Art Society of Lancaster; Musical instruments; Musicians; National Association of Organists, Lancaster Chapter; National Symphony Orchestra; Orchestras; Pearsol and Geist; Pennsylvania Academy of Music; Philadelphia Orchestra; Pianists; Pittsburgh Symphony Society; Programs; Recitals; Robert Shaw Chorale and Concert Orchestra; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Rocky Springs Park Theater; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, England; Shindig at Cripple Creek; Six Piano Ensemble of the Musical Art Society; Soloists; Southern District High School Chorus Festival; St. John's Lutheran Church; St. Mark's Lutheran Church; Tableaux of the Young Ladies of the Conestoga Collegiate Institute; Trapp Family Singers; Trinity Lutheran Church; Twilight Concert Series; United States Marine Band; Violinists; West Orange Street; Youth Symphony; Zion Lutheran Church

Extent: 1 box, 39 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, Pennsylvania German, German

Object ID: MG0267

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Fulton Opera House Collection (MG0103); Fulton Theatre Archives (MG0942)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Musical Events Programs (MG0267), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-267

Classification: MG0267

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by AN, May 2013. Added to database 31 January 2022.

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Henry Barber

Object ID: Habeas 1864 F029

Date Range: 1864

1 document

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Henry Barber

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1864

Year: 1864

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Barber, Henry; Long, Henry Grimler; Martin, C. M.; Shirk, William S.; Shubert, Henry; Slaymaker, William M.; Smith, Amanda

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: Habeas corpus; African Americans--History

Search Terms: Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Charge: fornication and bastardy; Petitions

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1864 F029

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 008

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Notes: Part of document is missing.; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Charged with fornication and bastardy.; Person of color.; Petitioner: Barber, Henry.; Filed against: Shirk, William S. Occupation: prisonkeeper.; Petition.; Warrant of commitment.; Habeas corpus, with a piece missing.; Return, includes copy of warrant of commitment, with a piece missing.; 4 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment - contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image an dpermission to publish. There is no publication fee.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Case Number: 1270.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of James H. Lindsey

Object ID: Habeas 1860 F014

Date Range: 1860

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of James H. Lindsey

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1860

Year: 1860

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Anderson, Abram; Brinton, Ferree; Cadwell, Jay; Clarkson, G.; Hayes, A. L.; Lindsey, James H.; Long, Henry Grimler; Slokom, S.; Updebarn, Thomas; Weigand, Edwin

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: Habeas corpus; African Americans--History

Search Terms: Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Charge: kidnapping; Petitions

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1860 F014

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 007

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Charged with kidnapping.; Person of color.; Petitioner: Lindsey, James H.; Filed against: Cadwell, Jay. Occupation: prisonkeeper.; Petition.; Copy of warrant of commitment.; Habeas corpus.; Return, includes copy of warrant of commitment and decision.; Note from S. Slokom.; 5 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment - contact research@lancasterhsitory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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 publication fee.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Case Number: 1050.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Robert Thornton

Object ID: Habeas 1861 F005

Date Range: 1861

1 document

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Robert Thornton

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1861

Year: 1861

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Cadwell, Jay; Long, Henry Grimler; McLane, John M.; Proctor, William; Thornton, Robert

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Habeas corpus

Search Terms: Charge: stealing; Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Petitions

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1861 F005

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 007

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Charged with stealing.; Person of color.; Petitioner: Thornton, Robert.; Filed against: Cadwell, Jay. Occupation: prisonkeeper.; Petition.; Copy of warrant of commitment.; Habeas corpus, includes decision.; Return, includes copy of warrant of commitment.; 4 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please us digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment - contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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 publication fee.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Case Number: 1087.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Clipping, Newspaper

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Newspaper article reporting the death of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F30

Date Range: 1863/08/15

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Newspaper article reporting the death of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh

Description: Newspaper article, "Death of General Welsh," notes that he died at the residence of Charles O. Lockard as a result of disease contracted during the Vicksburg campaign and the pursuit of General Johnston. Article recounts his military career, that he always served with distinction, and notes that he will be buried in Columbia, Lancaster County.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1863/08/15

Creation Date: 1863/08/15

Creator: Cincinnati daily times (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Lockard, Charles O.; Burnside, Ambrose Everett; Parke, John Grubb; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Johnston, Joseph Eggleston; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Cincinnati daily times (Cincinnati, Ohio); South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847; Obituaries; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Death; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Antietam, Maryland; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Buena Vista; Battle of South Mountain; Buenavista, Mexico; Cincinnati Daily Times; Civil War; Death; Mexican War; Obituaries; Siege of Vicksburg; Vicksburg, Mississippi

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2020-08-18

Condition Notes: Good condition, some loss around edges.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F30

Notes: Added to PP 12/27/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

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Other Numbers: TW-D-63-30

Classification: MG0828

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