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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1bbb9a47-03e2-4438-bb30-406681755910
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1774 F002 QS
Date Range
1774/02
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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
1774/02
Year
1774
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Glen, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Taverns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1774 F002 QS
Additional Notes
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Petition against granting a tavern license.
1 item, 7 pieces
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RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/73323b5b-0634-4c48-95d8-188465263181
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1778 F003 QS
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1 document
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rogers, Sarah
Scott, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Adjudications
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1778 F003 QS
Additional Notes
No date given.
Petition for adjudgment, servant of Mary Scott.
1 item, 1 piece
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NOV_1778_F003_QS.pdf
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4a5012bc-312a-4382-931a-669342197148
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1779 F025 QS
Date Range
1779/08
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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
1779/08
Year
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Benjamin, Alexander
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1779 F025 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for a tavern license.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1790 F007 QS
Date Range
1790/05
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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
1790/05
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Diller, Leonard
Seeger, Frederick
Braim, Adam
Yundt, Andrew
Rolland, Jonathan
McConnell, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Charge: tippling house
Earl Twp.
Blue Ball Inn
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1790 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Of Earl Twp.
Petition, charged with keeping a tippling house, the Blue Ball Inn.
List of signatures, some in German.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9327d3b3-b610-41d1-8814-708733465250
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F008 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Porter, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Releases
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for release from jail.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/22039328-7c43-4c49-8ea7-285384711124
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F010 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McKinny, John
Bochman, George
Brown, Michael
Miller, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Petiton for freedom dues.
Indentured servant to George Bochman.
Additional names: Michael Brown, William Miller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F025 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Henry, Richard
Dering, Henry
Jordan, John
Hamilton, Charles
Neaff, Christian
Moore, John
Edwards, Thomas
Davies, David
Steel, Archibald
Blair, Andrew
McFall, Henry
Pierce, Morke
McConnell, Patrick
Shwenck, John
Robertson, Dunken
Benedick, Philip
Stamer, Anthony
Miller, Jacob
Gensmer, John
Davis, Isaac
Gamble, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Certificates
Petitions
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F025 QS
Additional Notes
Certificate, no liquor has been sold at petitioner's house.
List of signatures, some in German.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/97edf2e1-00bc-4cc8-ac41-867140483131
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1790 F006 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
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hamilton, Benjamin
McDill, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1790 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Petition, for defendant's freedom dues from George McDill.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1791 F003 QS
Date Range
1791/08
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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
1791/08
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gundaker, Michael
Syng, Lewis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1791 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for extended servitude for his indentured servant, Lewis Syng, for runaway time.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fffd3245-3e17-48e1-b2df-501162401254
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1791 F005 QS
Date Range
1791/08
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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
1791/08
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Young, Matthias
Laughlin, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1791 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for extended servitude of his indentured servant, John Laughlin, for runaway time.
1 item, 1 piece
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