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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ee46cfa9-0514-4e69-8393-621936783340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 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
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, John
Williams, James
Whitaker, John
Henry, John
Causland, Maxwell
Kenny, John
Conner, John
Dewes, Paul
Weiss, Elizabeth
Ehrman, Casper
McElroy, Daniel
Hamilton, James
Nisly, Daniel
Clark, James
Holl, John
Lewis, Richard
Dixler, Frederick
Sausman, Henry
Sawer, Jacob
Sawer, John
Riley, Edward
Youndt, Samuel
Miller, Samuel
Ash, John
Morrison, John
Kaffrode, Jacob
Laughren, James
Haas, Christian
Brenisen, George
Flinn, Luke
Jones, Peter
Zimmerman, Cornelius
Bricker, David Jr.
Goodhard, Jacob
Lutz, Mary
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Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
John Smith, larceny, goods of James Williams.
John Henry, assault and battery on Maxwell McCausland.
Paul Dewes, fornication and battery on Elizabeth Weiss.
Daniel McElroy, assault and battery on James Hamilton.
Daniel Nisly, tippling house.
Richard Lewis, assault and battery on Samuel Youndt.
Samuel Miller, assault and battery on Hugh Ferguson.
John Morrison, assault and battery on Michael Dougherty.
James Laughren, tippling house.
Peter Jones.
David Bricker Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc0cf68d-27d7-4e4f-a0d4-502576981932
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1803 F006 QS
Date Range
1803/08
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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
1803/08
Year
1803
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McClosky, Patrick
Galloway, Pegy
Henry, Dominick
Porter, Robert
Jefferies, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: threatening a person
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1803 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy on Pegy Galloway.
Recognizance, charged with threatening Pegy Galloway.
Additional names: Dominick Henry, Robert Porter, Margaret Jefferies.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F010 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
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cunningham, Constantine
Willson, Hughy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged for surety and fornication and bastardy.
Additional name: Hughy Willson.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/da08caf8-becd-4565-b445-455181854523
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1813 F040 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
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Lewis, Caleb
Hubley, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: surety of the peace
Depositions
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1813 F040 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, surety of the peace, fornication and bastardy of servants of John Hubley.
Deposition of John Hubley.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4e5aeb8a-4de8-447a-a8d4-195215222130
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1814 F016 QS
Date Range
1814/04
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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
1814/04
Year
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Houck, Abner
Hauck, Abner
Gram, Henry
Dougherty, Margaret
Cowden, Ezekiel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: making a lottery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1814 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Henry Gram.
Recognizance, fornication and bastardy on Margaret Dougherty.
Recognizance, lottery on oath of Ezekiel Cowden.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1859 F092 QS
Date Range
1859/11
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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
1859/11
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gembe, John Adam
Boas, Mary
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: seduction
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1859 F092 QS
Additional Notes
Seduction; fornication and bastardy with Mary Boas.
1 item, 1 piece
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Case Number
93.000
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/589474b0-7f99-4b60-af16-904076655502
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1851 F081 QS
Date Range
1851/08
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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
1851/08
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Weidman, Daniel
Simmons, Juliann Hannah
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: seduction
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1851 F081 QS
Additional Notes
Seduction; fornication and bastardy with Juliann Hannah Simmons.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b42458a3-b2f1-4d7f-8bd3-619850208784
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1852 F037 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
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McBride, John
Becker, Eliza
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault with intent to ravish
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F037 QS
Additional Notes
Assault with intent to ravish; fornication and bastardy with Eliza Becker.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/eb573bbb-e712-4dd6-ae95-222247223034
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1856 F008 QS
Date Range
1856/08
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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
1856/08
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brubaker, Isaac M.
Beck, Sophia
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: seduction
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1856 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy; seduction with Sophia Beck.
6 items, 8 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2f21edaf-251d-441d-8f2a-853817748933
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1853 F070 QS
Date Range
1853/11
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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
1853/11
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Charles, Michael
Herr, Eve Ann
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: seduction
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1853 F070 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Eve Ann Herr; seduction.
2 items, 2 pieces
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