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Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F032 I007
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1895
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hirst, J. R.
Pennock, Thompson
Walter, B. F.
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F032 I007
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Additional names: B. F. Walter and J. R. Hirst.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1807 F004 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Brecknock Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Bart Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Elizabeth Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Manor Twp.
Drumore Twp.
Martic Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1807 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Return of tavernkeepers.
13 items, 13 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1862 F41 I01
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0030
People
Knight, J. Preston
Knight, J. P.
Eckert, John N.
Walker, Joseph C.
Marshall, R. A.
Sproal, William H.
Townsend, Amos Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1862 F41 I01
Box Number
030
Additional Notes
Known as the Christiana Hotel.
Bond for license transfer: John N. Eckert, Joseph C. Walker.
Signers of petition for license transfer from R. A. Marshall: [ ] Walker, R. A. Marshall, Hiram Kinnard, Samuel Walker, C. C. Carr, John Potts, Nathaniel Gillespie, Joseph C. Dickinson, D. Sheeler, [Ziba Woltonton], Abraham Roop, M. D. Hutton, Samuel Kurtz.
Bond: William H. Sproal, Amos Townsend Jr.
Signers of petition: [ ] Walker, R. A. Wallace, Hiram Kinnard, Samuel Walker, C. C. Carr, John Potts, Nathaniel Gillespie, D. Sheeler, Joseph C. Dickinson, [Ziba Wolleton], Abraham Roop, M. D. Hutton, Samuel R. Kurtz.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
5 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
DEC 1801 F002 QS
Date Range
1801/12
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
1801/12
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, Richard
Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, Samuel
Fisher, George
Clendenin, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Cecil County, Maryland
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cecil County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1801 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with threatening Elizabeth Clark, wife of Samuel Clark of Chester County.
Additional names: George Fisher, James Clendenin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
DEC 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/12
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
1801/12
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, Richard
Clark, Samuel
Fisher, George
Clendenin, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Cecil County, Maryland
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cecil County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with threatening Samuel Clark of Chester County.
Additional names: George Fisher, James Clendenin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1802 F002 QS
Date Range
1802/07
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
1802/07
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hoffman, Valentine
Holtzworth, Adam
Holtzworth, Betsy
Holtzworth, Caty
Holtzworth, Sally
Modie, James
Quarterman, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: threatening a person
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Fords
Hand Ford
Laundry
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1802 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Also: James Modie.
Recognizance, charged with threatening Caty Holtzworth.
Additional names: Adam Holtzworth, Betsy Holtzworth, Sally Holtzworth, Valentine Hoffman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1806 F026 QS
Date Range
1806/08
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
1806/08
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dickson, William
Davis, Methuselah
Kirkpatrick, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: libel
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Printers
Newspapers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1806 F026 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: Printer of the Intellinger and Weekly Advertiser.
Recognizance, charged with libel by Methuselah Davis, Representative of Chester County, Pennsylvania State Legislature.
Additional name: William Kirkpatrick.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1807 F021 QS
Date Range
1807/08
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
1807/08
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Peltz, John
Maria, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Maria
Bevan, Davis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Servants
Indentured servants
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Charge: enticement
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1807 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Copy of warrant, charged with enticing Elizabeth Maria, indented servant of Davis Bevan, Chester County.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1809 F006 QS
Date Range
1809/04
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
1809/04
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Huston, John
Black, John
Moore, Samuel B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: harboring an apprentice
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Apprentices
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1809 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with harboring John Huston, apprentice to John Black of Chester County.
Additional name: Samuel B. Moore.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1801 F005 QS
Date Range
1801/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1801/04
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Drafts
Ferries
McCall's Ferry, Martic Twp.
Mills
Pusey's Mill
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1801 F005 QS
Additional Notes
No date written.
Land draft from McCall's Ferry to Pusey's Mill.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1865 F45 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0034
People
Dissinger, Hiram G.
Search Terms
Liquor License
Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Place
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1865 F45 I02
Box Number
034
Additional Notes
13 signatures in support of petition.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1867 F47 I02
Date Range
1867
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1867
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0036
People
Dissinger, Hiram G.
Search Terms
Liquor License
Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Place
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1867 F47 I02
Box Number
036
Additional Notes
16 signatures in support of petition.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1866 F21 I01
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0035
People
Dissinger, Hiram G.
Search Terms
Liquor License
Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Place
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1866 F21 I01
Box Number
035
Additional Notes
15 signatures in support of petition.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1867 F089 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Carlin, James
Reese, William
Haines, J.
Knight, J. P.
Proudfoot, J. B.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constables
Constable's return
Smyrna, Sadsbury Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1867 F089 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
112.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1805 F011 QS
Date Range
1805/05
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
1805/05
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McHarry, Samuel
Patterson, William
Lefever, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
West Chester, Chester County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1805 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Copy of a recognizance from West Chester, Chester County.
Defendant charged with assault and battery on William Patterson.
Additional name: Samuel Lefever.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F013 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Dunlap, Robert
Sterrett, Marjary
Wallace, John
Glasgow, Samuel
Allison, Francis
Meharry, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault with intent to ravish
West Chester, Chester County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault with attempt to ravish Marjary Sterrett.
Case from West Chester, Chester County.
Additional names: John Wallace, Samuel Glasgow, Francis Allison, Samuel Meharry.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1823 F001 QS
Date Range
1823/04
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
1823/04
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Isaac
Bricker, John
Brown, Bernard
David, John
Hull, Stephen
Kendig, Abram
King, Joshua
Martin, Susana
McKinny, Samuel
Mitchner, Ryner
Neis, Joseph
Parker, Joseph
Rine, Isaac
Rockey, Samuel
Sensenich, Christian
Smith, Gabriel
Stouffer, Jacob
Weaver, George C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bart Twp.
Cocalico Twp.
Columbia
Drumore Twp.
Earl Twp.
Elizabeth Twp.
Licenses
Little Britain Twp.
Manor Twp.
Marietta
Martic Twp.
Quarter Sessions
Rapho Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Strasburg
Taverns
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1823 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Tavern license lists.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 F004 QS
Collection
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
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Returns
Constable's return
Constables
Colerain Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Bart Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Return of the Constables: Colerain Twp., Little Britain Twp., Bart Twp., Lancaster Twp., Earl Twp.
6 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 F003 QS
Collection
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
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Returns
Constable's return
Constables
Salisbury Twp.
Martic Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Return of the Constables: Salisbury Twp., Martic Twp., Sadsbury Twp., Donegal Twp.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F116 I008
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1919
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Whiteside, J. H.
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Constables
Detectives
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F116 I008
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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