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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1778 F007 QS
Date Range
1778
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
1778
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bart Twp.
Bethel Twp.
Brecknock Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Conestoga Twp.
Derry Twp.
Distillers
Enslaved persons
Hanover Twp., Lancaster County
Heidelberg Twp., Lancaster County
Hempfield Twp.
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
Little Britain Twp.
Martic Twp.
Paxton Twp., Lancaster County
Quarter Sessions
Sadsbury Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Strasburg Twp.
Taverns
Upper Paxton Twp., Lancaster County
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1778 F007 QS
Additional Notes
List of tavernkeepers, distillers, and slaves by townships:
Lebanon Twp., Derry Twp., Salsbury Twp., Martic Twp., Hanover Twp., Lancaster Borough, Conestoga Twp., Warwick Twp., Little Britain Twp., Strasburg Twp., Bart Twp., Lancaster Twp., Hempfield Twp., Lampeter Twp., Colerain Twp., Bethel Twp., Brecknock Twp., Sadsbury Twp., Heidelberg Twp., Paxton Twp., Upper Paxton Twp.
21 items, 21 pieces
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
JUL 1778 F002 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gantz, George
Glatz, Jacob
McElrath, Thomas
Herr, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: obstructing the legal process
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1778 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with preventing the capture of two men.
Recognizance of Jacob Glatz, Thomas McElrath, Christian Herr.
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 1778 F021 QS
Date Range
1778/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/05
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kendrick, Henry
Ruston, Job
Tobe
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: harboring an enslaved person
Complaints
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Slaveholders
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1778 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Complaint by Job Ruston, that Henry Kendrick harbored his enslaved person.
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
AUG 1779 F013 QS
Date Range
1779/08
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
1779/08
Year
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hannah
Reed, William
Reed, John
Moore, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Recognizance
Enslaved persons
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1779 F013 QS
Additional Notes
African-American, slave to William Reed.
Recognizance of William Reed of Hannah charged with assisting John Reed in assaulting James Moore.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1775 F006 QS
Date Range
1775/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1775/05
Year
1775
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Crawford, Christopher
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Heidelberg Twp., Lancaster County
Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
Lotteries
Quarter Sessions
York, Heidleberg, and Lebanon Lottery
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1775 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Treasurer of the lottery.
Account of the York, Heidleberg, and Lebanon Lottery.
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
NOV 1779 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
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Dougherty, Charles
Miller, George
Harkins, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: making threatening remarks
Charge: damaging property
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1779 F005 QS
Additional Notes
No date given.
Recognizance of George Miller, to prosecute Charles Dougherty and John Harkins for making threats and damaging property.
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 1770 F003 QS
Date Range
1770/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1770/05
Year
1770
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Charity
Will
Work, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Adjudications
Children
Indentured servants
Orders
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1770 F003 QS
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
Order, adjudgment of service.
Mulatto children Will and Charity.
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
MAR 1778 F003 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ramsay, David
Maxwell, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Additional name: Maxwell, James.
Recognizance, to prefer a bill of indictment against Mulatto man and woman.
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
MAR 1778 F004 QS
Date Range
1778/03
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Ramsay, John
Galbrath, James
Feb
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Additional name: Galbrath, James.
Recognizance, to give evidence against a mulatto man called Feb.
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
MAR 1778 F008 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Job
Feb
Zeb
Ramsey, David
Kendrick, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Also Zeb or Feb. A mulatto man and woman.
Recognizance, charged of felony by David Ramsey.
Additional name: Henry Kendrick.
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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