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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F012 QS
Date Range
1804/11
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1804/11
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jim
Neeper, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Adjudications
Persons of color
Servants
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Servant, African-American.
Petition for an adjudication by Samuel Neeper of Little Britain Twp.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 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
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
George
Cully, James
Brown, Patrick
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Little Britain Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with threatening a boy belonging to James Cully, Little Britain Twp.
Additional names: Patrick Brown, John 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
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F008 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
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
George
Herr, Joseph
Herr, Christian
Brown, Patrick
Wilson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
African Americans
Persons of color
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse from the stable of Joseph Herr, Conestoga Twp.
Additional names: Christian Herr, Patrick Brown, Thomas 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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1807 F014 QS
Date Range
1807
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1807
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cooper, Noah
Davis, Peter
Hamilton, James
Joshua
McCarty, Daniel
Peirsol, John
Skiles, Rebecca
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: manslaughter
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Salisbury Twp.
Slaveholders
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1807 F014 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with manslaughter of Daniel McCarty, enslaved person held by John Wilson, Salisbury Twp.
Additional names: John Peirsol, Noah Cooper, Rebecca Skiles, James Hamilton, Peter Davis.
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
APR 1807 F002 QS
Date Range
1807/04
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
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McCullough, William
Johnson, Sarah
McCullough, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Habeas corpus
Persons of color
Little Britain Twp.
Servants
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1807 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Habeas Corpus, Sarah Johnson, African-American, discharged servant of George McCullough, deceased.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F031 QS
Date Range
1808/11
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1808/11
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Becker, Daniel
Bob
Brush, Rowland
Buyers, John
Buyers, Robert
Byers, John
Enochs, Jacob
Gillespy, Thomas
Madill, Jacob
McCall, John
Passmore, John
Smith, Isaac
Thomas
Warran, Robert
Woods, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: larceny
Examinations
Information
Innkeepers
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Salisbury Twp.
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F031 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
African-American.
Servant of either John Buyers or Jacob Madill.
Recognizance, charged with stealing from John Passmore, Innkeeper.
Recognizance against Samuel Woods, African-American from Salisbury Twp. for larceny
Information of John Passmore.
Examination of Tom, marked as Bob, servant of Jacob Madill.
Additonal names: Isaac Smith, Robert Buyers, John McCall, Jacob Enochs, Thomas Gillespy, Daniel Becker, Robert Warran, Rowland Brush.
6 items, 6 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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1800 F006 QS
Date Range
1800/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1800/05
Year
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burke, James
Burr, Joseph
Dearmet, Michael
Margaret, Frederick
McDonnald, Pierce
Moore, Abraham
Stuart, William G.
Sweitzer, William
Wainswright, James
Wetze, Margaret
Young, Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Return of criminals
Returns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1800 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
McDonnald, Pierce.
Burr, Joseph.
Wetze, Margaret.
Young, Ann.
Dearmet, Michael.
Stuart, William G.
Wainswright, James.
Margaret, Frederick.
Sweitzer, William.
Moore, Abraham. African-American.
Burke, James.
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 paper for Cyrus Jacobs
Object ID
MAY 1800 F015 QS
Date Range
1800/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Cyrus Jacobs
Date Range
1800/05
Year
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jacobs, Cyrus
Ray, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
Adjudications
African American men
Iron manufacturers
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1800 F015 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Occupation: ironmaster.
Adjudgment of Jacob Ray, person of color, to serve two more years.
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
NOV 1800 F010 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
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Prist
Moore, Jen
Moore, June
Hall, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1800 F010 QS
Additional Notes
No date written.
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy on Jen Moore or June Moore.
Additional name: Peter Hall.
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
FEB 1801 F019 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
Megomery, James
Montgomery, James
Hains, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1801 F019 QS
Additional Notes
Or James Montgomery.
Recognizance, charged with assault on a mulatto.
Additonal name: Samuel Hains.
Includes possible term "cowskinning".
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

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