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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e0ca6fd2-7e58-4d5b-a477-296275906340
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Naturalization Petitions
Object ID
RG 01-00 0103
Date Range
1800-1940
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Naturalization Petitions
Description
Petitions filed for admission to citizenship. Documents may contain: petition number, date, name, nationality, declaration of intention, oath of allegiance, affidavits of witnesses, date admitted in court, and official signatures. Twentieth century petitions may include notes of testimony.
System of Arrangement
Arranged numerically by petition number.
Date Range
1800-1940
Creation Date
1800-1940
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1940
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Microfilm Room
Subjects
Emigration and immigration
Naturalization--United States
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court of Common Pleas
Immigration
Naturalization papers
Notes of testimony
Extent
Microfilm
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 0103
Location of Originals
Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 0103
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 09 December 2023.
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4576afce-6471-42da-975f-693160832290
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0405 I003
Date Range
1814
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1814
Year
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Houtz, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Columbia
Creeks
Dams
Hempfield Twp.
John Houtz's Mill
Lancaster and Maytown Road
Mills
Petitions
Rapho Twp.
Roads
Place
Hempfield Twp. and Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0405 I003
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Location: On public road from Columbia to the Lancaster and Maytown Road, near John Houtz's Mill Dam.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b2401ff6-b93b-474d-93ba-169510212790
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0040 I003
Date Range
1809/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1809/11
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Hower, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Cocalico Twp.
Creeks
Grist and merchant mill
Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Jacob Hower's Mill
Mills
Petitions
Sinking Spring, Spring Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0040 I003
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1809.
Location: On road leading from Sinking Spring, Berks County, to Hinkletown, Earl Twp., near Grist and Merchant Mill of Jacob Hower.
Document type: Petition for a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/25062d3c-eb44-4ae9-a7ec-352445169095
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0090 I008
Date Range
1918
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1918
Year
1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Holmes' Ford
Inspections
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Nine Points, Bart Twp.
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Orders
Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Petitions
Reports
Place
Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0090 I008
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek
Location: On public road from Nine Points, Bart Twp., to Oxford, Chester County, at Holmes' Fording.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
94.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5313b636-6ded-4dfa-8558-973965714435
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1816 F003
Date Range
1816/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1816/04
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Reports
Directors of the Poor and House of Employment
List of poor and apprenticed children
Apprentices
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1816 F003
Additional Notes
Report of the Directors of the Poor and the House of Employment with list of poor and apprenticed children.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c12452b5-71eb-4617-94f4-765121970722
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0400 I001
Date Range
1801
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1801
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Hempfield Twp.
Lancaster
Little Conestoga Creek
Manheim Twp.
Petitions
Place
Hempfield Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0400 I001
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
[Hempfield Twp. and Manheim Twp.]
Location: On road leading from Lancaster to Harrisburg.
Document type: Petition to rebuild bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/72c7128f-4989-4321-9f77-331823154463
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0450 I013
Date Range
1817/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1817/08
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
David Witmer's Mill
Lampeter Twp.
Mills
Newport, Delaware
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Strasburg Twp.
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0450 I013
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
[Lampeter Twp.] and Strasburg Twp.
Court term: August 1817.
Location: On the old road from Philadelphia to Newport, Delaware, near David Witmer's Mill.
Document type: Petition for a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/17b7dc9c-599a-47f4-b0ae-591865140565
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0530 I002
Date Range
1813/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1813/04
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Creeks
Forges
Little Britain Twp.
Octoraro Creek
Petitions
Webb's Ironworks Forge
Place
Little Britain Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0530 I002
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1813.
Location: Near Webb's Iron Works in Little Britain Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Petition for a grant of money for a bridge.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b3a3f067-957c-4214-b5f2-153744925870
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0530 I003
Date Range
1813/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1813/11
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Creeks
Forges
Little Britain Twp.
Octoraro Creek
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Webb's Ironworks Forge
Place
Little Britain Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0530 I003
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]
Court term: November 1813.
Location: Near Webb's Iron Works in Little Britain Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/94636874-c7de-41cf-88c1-841518202458
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I002
Date Range
1813
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Date Range
1813
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Andrews Ford
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Octoraro Creek
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Sadsbury Twp.
Strasburg
Place
Sadsbury Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I002
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
[Sadsbury Twp.] and Chester County
Court term: January 1813.
Location: Near Andrews Ford, on main road from Strasburg, Strasburg Twp., to Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0e43e14a-e0f3-4375-b208-863617961721
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I003
Date Range
1816/01
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors
Date Range
1816/01
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Andrews Ford
Bridges
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Creeks
Fords
Octoraro Creek
Petitions
Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Sadsbury Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0710 I003
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
[Sadsbury Twp.] and Chester County
Court term: January 1816.
Location: Near Andrews Fording.
Document type: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c478a114-8b1d-4cf4-a24e-955852596951
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
RG 01-00 [1840]
Date Range
1783-1902
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Description
Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Date Range
1783-1902
Year Range From
1783
Year Range To
1902
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Petitions
Real property
Search Terms
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions
Real estate
Sheriff's sales
Sheriffs
Extent
1 Box
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 [1840]
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 [1840]
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/82d1abbf-1e98-4236-ab93-625089151273
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0230 I001
Date Range
1819/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Cocalico Creek
Earl Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Lancaster
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Petitions
Orders
Reports
Bridges
Place
Earl Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0230 I001
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1819.
Location: On main road from Lancaster to Reading, Berks County.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e01c662b-980e-42d3-a501-365204131809
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I003
Date Range
1914/09
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1914/09
Year
1914
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
Gehman's Mill
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Reports
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I003
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: September 1914.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek, on public road from Blue Ball, East Earl Twp., to Reading, Berks County, at Gehman's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
85.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6684e645-5955-48e6-a7e5-052980129470
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1807 F005
Date Range
1807/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kelly, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault with intent to rape
Charge: assault and battery
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1807 F005
Additional Notes
Assault with intent to rape
Assault and battery
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
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Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/eef3a0af-d450-4ad8-a16c-781851849124
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1807 F006
Date Range
1807/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Davis, Dewalt
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1807 F006
Additional Notes
Assault and battery
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d0e0155a-5bac-444f-9e6f-403076996436
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1807 F007
Date Range
1807/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Davis, Dewalt
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1807 F007
Additional Notes
Assault and battery
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
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Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9270ba74-095a-4b61-a170-562932711130
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1807 F008
Date Range
1807/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ellicot, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1807 F008
Additional Notes
Assault and battery
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
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Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac99cb1e-b1f0-4e29-b32f-398245374985
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1807 F009
Date Range
1807/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Long, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1807 F009
Additional Notes
Assault and battery
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
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Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d0927881-f4bd-4932-be9a-767348358912
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1807 F010
Date Range
1807/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Mattock, Timothy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1807 F010
Additional Notes
Assault and battery
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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