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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/abf67dd0-c9eb-444b-bf63-927127909586
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1859 F016 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robinson, Jacob
Washington, Hiram
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1859 F016 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: Hiram Washington.
Larceny.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
13.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cf3352c6-3916-44f7-904a-144083583810
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1859 F056 QS
Date Range
1859/04
More detail
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
1859/04
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bryson, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1859 F056 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
52.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d6560128-87a0-4970-ac78-027997905910
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1859 F063 QS
Date Range
1859/04
More detail
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
1859/04
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Jacob G.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: shooting a person
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1859 F063 QS
Additional Notes
Committed to prison for shooting John Harris, African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
61.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ade79e79-6575-4e54-9133-413299379530
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charge against a Mr. Anderson
Object ID
AUG 1859 F063 QS
Date Range
1859/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charge against a Mr. Anderson
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1859/08
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: rape
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1859 F063 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.
Rape.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
67.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/91c4c1f9-e7fe-446a-8087-454592872500
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Stephen James
Object ID
AUG 1859 F130 QS
Date Range
1859/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Stephen James
Date Range
1859/08
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
James, Stephen
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: burglary
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1859 F130 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Burglary.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
149.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b26dae07-5ca2-4eef-8a37-351947216178
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1859 F069 QS
Date Range
1859/11
More detail
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
1859/11
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Green, Abner
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1859 F069 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
68.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7eea8824-79df-4428-836a-397527675266
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1859 F091 QS
Date Range
1859/11
More detail
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
1859/11
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Peker, Henry
Jones, David
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1859 F091 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: David Jones.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
92.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/910c20d6-8255-4735-8ecd-026055775019
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F012 QS
Date Range
1853/04
More detail
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Strein, Charles M.
Fisher, Solomon
Smith, Joseph
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: kidnapping
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Solomon Fisher; Joseph Smith.
African-American.
Kidnapping.
3 items, 3 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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5017184f-8660-46e0-8e43-735640698060
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F028 QS
Date Range
1853/04
More detail
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Stewart, Samuel Jr.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: rape
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F028 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Rape.
4 items, 4 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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/41e98a3a-1598-477b-a5b5-751445102728
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F029 QS
Date Range
1853/04
More detail
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Stewart, Samuel Jr.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F029 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e10f7e42-523a-46f1-bac8-558929285044
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F032 QS
Date Range
1853/04
More detail
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Galliard, Daniel
Saunders, John
Hawkins, Fleming
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: kidnapping
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F032 QS
Additional Notes
Also: John Saunders.
Kidnapping Fleming Hawkins, a free person of color, with intent to sell as a slave.
3 items, 3 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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/099e3131-9cde-483f-8a7e-798673536654
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F059 QS
Date Range
1853/04
More detail
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Waltman, Jacob
Snyder, Solomon
Loyer, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: kidnapping
Maryland
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F059 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Solomon Snyder; Henry [Loyer].
Attempting to kidnap Fleming Hawkins, a free person of color, and to take him to Maryland.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9f5ea4b6-7f34-4102-8fa6-651109478155
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F074 QS
Date Range
1853/04
More detail
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Mahew, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F074 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/521996f3-9526-4788-86c1-493916283043
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1850 F070 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gilmore, Walter
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1850 F070 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/20d02772-a0c5-4cfa-9ec0-554629384682
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F014 QS
Date Range
1851/04
More detail
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
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F014 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b51812a9-21e3-43d0-9953-405548173694
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F033 QS
Date Range
1851/04
More detail
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
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Williams, John
Salters, George
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F033 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: George Salters.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/362bdd6a-cee6-4b7a-8bfa-673271229690
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F050 QS
Date Range
1851/04
More detail
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
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnston, Benjamin
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F050 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3330941f-7692-4729-bf14-960087591959
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1851 F004 QS
Date Range
1851/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1851/08
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: bigamy
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1851 F004 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Bigamy.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e1c4db8d-a134-4d00-9b98-239902238776
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1851 F066 QS
Date Range
1851/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1851/08
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Marsh, Oliver Perry
Bear, William
Brinton, Levi
Williams, John
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: riot
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1851 F066 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: William Bear; Levi Brinton.
Riot; kidnapping of John Williams, African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/82ade26f-88cb-43b8-bcc8-557720451034
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1851 F073 QS
Date Range
1851/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1851/08
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Way, Henry
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1851 F073 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault and battery.
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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