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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/efdaff95-4976-461d-b37c-797133221552
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F062 QS
Date Range
1808/08
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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
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Fayette County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F062 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from Fayette County, regarding stolen items.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 QS
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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.
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kautzman, John
Fisher, Margaret
Metzger, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Notes
German
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Margaret Fisher.
Note, in German on the back.
Letter, from George Metzger regarding the case.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F022 QS
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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.
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Morrison, William
Lewis, John
Patterson, Thomas
Burkholder, Christopher
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from William Morrison, informing John Lewis that Thomas Patterson and Christopher Burkholder will testify
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1809 F028 QS
Date Range
1809/04
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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
1809/04
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dady, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Constables
Cocalico Twp.
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1809 F028 QS
Additional Notes
Letter of John Dady to the Constables of Cocalico Twp. and Earl Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/74685fd6-9295-403c-9b22-464030932790
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1809 F005 QS
Date Range
1809/08
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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
1809/08
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Zantzinger, Paul
Henry, John Joseph
Reigart, Adam Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Charge: gambling
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1809 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from John Joseph Henry to Adam Reigart Sr., regarding an anonymous letter sent to Mr. Zantzinger regarding gambling in Lancaster.
Copy of the letter sent to Paul Zantzinger.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1809 F009 QS
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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.
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Knisley, John
Knysley, John
Sleter, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Hempfield Twp.
Letters
Accounts
Place
Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1809 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from John Sleter, about settlement.
Account.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1845 F007 QS
Date Range
1845/11
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1845/11
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Charge: conspiracy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1845 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Letter to Mr. Grosh regarding a case of conspiracy.
1 item, 1 piece
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1799 F005 QS
Date Range
1799/08
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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
1799/08
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Charles, George
Hoffman, John
Charles, Henry
Hoffman, Joseph
Houston, John
Hamacher, John
Newcomer, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Inquests
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Letters
Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1799 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Also: John Hoffman, Henry Charles, Joseph Hoffman.
Cost lists.
Grand Inquests for the defendants.
Recognizance, charged with assault.
Letter from John Houston and John Hamacher.
Additional name: Christian Newcomer of Hempfield Twp.
12 items, 12 pieces
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1797 F017 QS
Date Range
1797/02
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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
1797/02
Year
1797
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Showalter, Joseph
Showalter, Isaac
Diller, Peter
Smith, Bill
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Depositions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1797 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Isaac Showalter.
Deposition of Peter Diller about a scandalous letter "to Old Bill Smith".
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1849 F042 QS
Date Range
1849/08
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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
1849/08
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: counterfeiting
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1849 F042 QS
Additional Notes
Two letters regarding a case involving counterfeit notes.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Date Range
1806/05
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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
1806/05
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brenneman, Jacob
Prenner, Jacob
Bevin, John
Haas, Michael
Hass, Michael
Feirich, Gotlieb
Crist, George
Zerbe, Christian
Wood, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Charge: attempted murder
Charge: murder
Examinations
Recognizance
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Jacob Prenner, John Bevin.
Warrant, charged with murder, or attempted murder of his father-in-law, Michael Haas.
Examinations of Gotlieb Feirich, George Crist, Christian Zerbe.
Recognizance.
Letter from William Wood.
7 items, 7 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1808 F008 QS
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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.
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Peck, John
Weaver, Adam
McIlhenny, Alexander
Duncan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Recognizance
Charge: theft
Examinations
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1808 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Late of Gettysburg, Adams County.
Recognizance, charged with theft by Alexander McIlhenny.
Examination of Alexander McIlhenny.
Letter from James Duncan.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Collection
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Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1790 F002 QS
Date Range
1790/02
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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
1790/02
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burns, Francis
Withers, John
Withers, Elizabeth
Johnson, William
Johnston, William
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1790 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Letter to John Withers, to forward to his sister Elizabeth Withers.
Additional name: William Johnson, alias John Smith, or William Johnston.
1 item, 1 piece
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1791 F011 QS
Date Range
1791/08
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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
1791/08
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burg, Richard
Mifflin, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Governors
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1791 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from Governor Thomas Mifflin, remitting fine for having a tippling house with no license.
1 item, 1 piece
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
OCT 1792 F004 QS
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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.
Year
1792
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smyth, Joseph
Sharmon, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Medicine
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OCT 1792 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Letter to Robert Sharmon, requesting medicine for cough.
1 item, 1 piece
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Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1792 F004 QS
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
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Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1792
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rogers, James
Miller, James
Moore, Joseph
Smith, Joseph
Nisbit, Robert
Gesell, William
Erwin, Matthew
Shnebly, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Charge: robbery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1792 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Alias, James Miller.
Also: Joseph Moore, alias Joseph Smith.
Letter, defendants charged with robbing properties of Robert Nisbit, William Gesell, Matthew Erwin, Peter Shnebly.
1 item, 1 piece
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Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F030 QS
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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.
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Zantzinger, Paul
Jenkins, William
Fisher, James
Michael, William
Markins, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Correspondence
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Correspondence between Paul Zantzinger and William Jenkins about unindentified cases.
Additional names: James Fisher, William Michael, Christian Markins.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Date Range
1805/11
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Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1805/11
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henrietta
Peggy
Sewell, Clement
Wright, Henry
Wright, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Correspondence
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Queen Anne County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Correspondence from Queen Anne County, Maryland, regarding enslaved persons, Peggy and Henny, who petitioned in Lancaster County for their freedom.
Samuel Wright, acting administrator of the estate of Clement [Sewell].
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