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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/34c4c242-8f26-40c6-bb8e-322166362380
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1831 F013 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
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Howert, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1831 F013 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cbce4eba-2724-46cd-a353-495570078814
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1831 F018 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
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Carey, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1831 F018 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
African-American.
4 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0e3df377-5e80-4057-bf86-415410792341
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1831 F021 QS
Date Range
1831/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Cyrus
Matz, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: stabbing
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 F021 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Cyrus Allen.
Person of color.
Assault, battery and stabbing.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9dc82ff8-c993-4717-8fb9-881687567837
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1831 F007 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
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McCullough, Hugh
Maxwell, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Petitions
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1831 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Petition of Hugh McCullough to have his servant, Benjamin Maxwell, African-American, remanded to service.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9a65d887-3b6f-4fce-9607-230587093146
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1831 F032 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
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, William
Mason, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: murder
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1831 F032 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Murder of William Mason.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7032fdfe-6f97-4b43-b90e-810028244947
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1832 F043 QS
Date Range
1832/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1832/08
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bare, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1832 F043 QS
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Larceny.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0db3ee5d-4630-4119-8269-128533863350
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1833 F013 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
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ferguson, Henry
Tally, Ephraim
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: murder
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1833 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Murder of Ephraim Tally
African-American.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1bc5c6d8-d677-4be6-818c-306142858700
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1833 F023 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
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Drake, Jonathan
Hamilton, Joseph
Armstrong, Ned
Burke, William
Boyd, Nicholas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: stealing corn
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1833 F023 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Joseph Hamilton, Ned Armstrong (African-American), William Burke.
Stealing corn from the field of Nicholas Boyd.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/32cb8458-3f83-42d0-af31-822280864257
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1833 F020 QS
Date Range
1833/04
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
1833/04
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Parker, Adam
Wilson, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: breaking and entering
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1833 F020 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Breaking into the house of Charles Wilson.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0139c7d0-1908-4e43-a8f8-778847247417
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1833 F031 QS
Date Range
1833/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1833/08
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Caldwell, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1833 F031 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault and battery.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d14d323b-86af-4f6b-9185-505281365842
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1834 F009 QS
Date Range
1834/04
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
1834/04
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Heamer, Solomon
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1834 F009 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/018be92f-d7e2-4829-8cdd-233137378373
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1834 F020 QS
Date Range
1834/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1834/08
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Benn, Jane
Benn, Joseph
Tim, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1834 F020 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person(s) of color.
Also: Jane Benn, George Tim.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b88570f3-8e53-4810-b33c-108616421359
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1834 F029 QS
Date Range
1834/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1834/08
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bolty, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1834 F029 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Larceny.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/38ecdf2c-60f5-4808-b2a0-615204061950
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1835 F021 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
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Forrard, Benjamin
Proctor, William
Hunter, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1835 F021 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: William Proctor, Jacob Hunter.
List of cases; assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f06b4a72-1602-4090-9f2d-892766394686
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1835 F016 QS
Date Range
1835/04
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
1835/04
Year
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Mitchell, Nathaniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1835 F016 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/33de211c-aff0-4ef6-aaeb-946330231736
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1835 F021 QS
Date Range
1835/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1835/08
Year
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Neff, Abraham
Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: homicide
Persons of color
Charge: murder
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1835 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Homicide of Joseph, African-American.
5 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d2b19f4-cec8-4171-b514-495485285540
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1802 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
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, Henry
Hawthorn, Samuel
Poll
Fehl, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: rescue
African Americans
Persons of color
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1802 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Samuel Hawthorn and also for rescuing and forcibly taking from him his servant girl, African-American, Poll.
Additional name: George Fehl.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/56fb2780-bac6-477f-b08f-552259340453
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1802 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
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kiln, Susanah
Bartelomew, John
Hutchison, Maria
Hegman, Bill
Russel, Joseph
McPaul, James
Gallagher, Daniel
Mullen, John
Cowen, William
Foulk, George
Swisser, Joseph
Stover, George
Loveall, Ezekiel
Keile, Douglas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
African Americans
Persons of color
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1802 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/df75190d-1822-4304-8182-018547846026
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1802 F002 QS
Date Range
1802/11
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1802/11
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Catharine
Burds, Jack
Chapman, Samuel
Crosby, James
Dunlap, Robert
Garman, Jacob
McCloskey, Daniel
McKee, George
Morkart, Samuel
Robinson, William
Robison, William
Shupp, Christian
Stanley
Tony
VonKennan, Michael
White, Darkas
White, Dorcas
Willson, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Criminals
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1802 F002 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
Calendar of prisoners.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6f7453cf-2fa3-4a13-8754-839225495917
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1802 F004 QS
Date Range
1802/11
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1802/11
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Sam
Jefferies, Emmor
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: stealing wood
Depositions
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1802 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Deposition of Emmor Jefferies.
Defendant charged with stealing wood.
Possibly African-American.
Alias "Black Sam".
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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