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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/61a1daa8-4be1-4bbe-982e-713151410203
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1778 F021 QS
Date Range
1778/05
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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
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/01a82159-a909-430f-8ad4-042426332305
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1779 F013 QS
Date Range
1779/08
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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
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f4ed70c-72e6-4285-9fe6-532682232392
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F003 QS
More detail
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9a827264-ad8a-48fe-bfe4-904424468980
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F004 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c7493771-3fdc-4108-9420-029398956280
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F008 QS
Date Range
1778/03
More detail
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f1d6de01-ce02-4d69-8634-625647509762
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F009 QS
Date Range
1778/03
More detail
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
Ramsey, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F009 QS
Additional Notes
A mulatto man.
Warrant, charged with felony by David Ramsay.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a08fe41e-1c46-4d38-a131-934645339437
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F010 QS
Date Range
1778/03
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Zeb
Feb
February
Ramsey, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Or February. A mulatto woman.
Warrant, charged with felony by David Ramsay.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1caa1ffe-751b-41bb-9815-228141009964
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1778 F020 QS
Date Range
1778/05
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/05
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Drum, Jacob
Drum, Mary
Tobe
Williams, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Subpoenas
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1778 F020 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
Person of color.
Subpoena, to Margaret Williams, Jacob Drum, Mary Drum.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d5445e01-d4df-4636-96e1-606841356245
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1770 F003 QS
Date Range
1770/05
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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
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2bd43b45-691f-497c-9a9f-731726534923
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1775 F003 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1775
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Monky, Margaret
Paxton, John
Porter, Stephen
Monky, Hugh
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Inventories
Charge: stealing
Testimonies
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1775 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Paxton, John.
Inventory of goods believed to be stolen from Stephen Porter.
Testimony of Hugh Monky.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3b4a6916-c1ac-4102-8055-193518871850
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1772 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
1772
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hewes, Edward
Martin, John
Jenkins, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Caernarvon Twp.
Inventories
Taverns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1772 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Also: John Martin, William Jenkins.
Inventory of the tavernkeepers in Caernarvon Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/291f3199-3987-4adb-827d-453402486865
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1778 F005 QS
Date Range
1778/08
More detail
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
1778/08
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shaver, Peter
Free, Richard
Caughey, Francis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: refusing to take oath of allegiance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1778 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged for refusal to take an oath of allegiance.
Recognizances of Richard Free, Francis Caughey.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a1baa06b-1ce9-4cb9-a787-299804526655
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1778 F007 QS
Date Range
1778
More detail
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/636fa03a-1d1c-4fe1-808f-581384301800
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1773 F004 QS
Date Range
1773/02
More detail
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
1773/02
Year
1773
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burkholder, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Appeals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1773 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Appeal to Overseers of the Poor.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/26fb3c64-c8ab-4f58-9b4a-443623748729
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1774 F001 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1774
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Return of criminals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1774 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Return of criminals.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e40e3cdc-c94a-4e6d-b5ab-553530015291
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1775 F001 QS
Date Range
1775/04
More detail
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
1775/04
Year
1775
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Richardson, Edward
Richardson, Frances
Richardson, James
Kuhn, Adam Simon
Henry, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1775 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Additional names: Frances Richardson, James Richardson.
Order of maintenance to Overseers of Poor of Leacock Twp.
Signed by Adam Simon Kuhn, William Henry.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d3e1b0cb-3c4f-46d7-9bb0-456625487535
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1775 F003 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1775
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Connely, Patrick
Henry, Marvel
Morison, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Return of criminals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1775 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Return of criminals.
Patrick Connely, Marvel Henry, James Morison.
1 item, 2 pieces
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6008bf66-f39a-49dd-b9d6-565251221048
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1776 F009 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1776
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hickings, James
King, Lorence
Fitzpatrick, William
Stone, Phillip
Blackburn, Diana
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Return of criminals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1776 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Return of criminals: James Hickings, Lorence King, William Fitzpatrick, Phillip Stone, Diana Blackburn.
1 item, 2 pieces
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9dfd96a3-a7cc-4d47-9830-625790588010
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1778 F001 QS
More detail
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
Bennet, Joshua
Brisben, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Lampeter Twp.
Oaths of Allegience
Teachers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1778 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Charged with teaching at a school in Lampeter Twp., not having taken the oath of allegiance as required by law.
Recognizance of John Brisben.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/627ea52e-e84d-4780-8d62-320446399490
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1778 F002 QS
Date Range
1778/06
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/06
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Beashor, Mathias
Becker, John
Jones, Samuel
Long, Gehan
Long, Killian
Snevely, Jacob
Thome, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: misprision of treason
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1778 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Mittimus and recognizance, guilty of misprision of treason.
Additional names: Samuel Jones, John Becker, John Thome.
Recognizance of Gehan Long, Mathias Beashor, Jacob Snevely.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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