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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/86471334-d287-43b9-9b1e-536111158249
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F019 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
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hottenstine, Henry
Mullen, Nancy
Eberman, John
Stocksleger, Susana
Stocksleger, Caty
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Doctors
Lancaster
Charge: ravish
Charge: threatening a person
Summons
Warrants
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F019 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: doctor.
Recognizance, charged with ravishing and threatening Nancy Mullen.
Summons.
Warrant.
Additional names: John Eberman, Susana Stocksleger, Caty Stocksleger.
3 items, 3 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f33dc8a5-9540-49cb-b043-830562106545
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1815 F013 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
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Boyles, George
Walter, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Innkeepers
Lancaster
Graff's Town, Lancaster Twp.
Laborers
Place
Grofftown, Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1815 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: laborer.
Recognizance, threatening Peter Walter, innkeeper, Lancaster.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1875 F201 QS
Date Range
1875/08
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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
1875/08
Year
1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Lancaster
Charge: nuisance
Charge: neglecting to repair roads
Streets
Roads
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1875 F201 QS
Additional Notes
Defendant: City of Lancaster.
Nuisance; section of East Chestnut Street in impassable condition.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Case Number
198.000
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/883911a3-1379-496c-accf-153318031971
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1814 F055 QS
Date Range
1814/08
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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
1814/08
Year
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnson, James
Johnson, Thomas Sr.
Johnson, William
Cochran, Anthony
Johnson, Thomas Jr.
Johnson, Catharine
Johnson, Elizabeth
Woods, James
Cochran, Jane
McGivern, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Complaints
Recognizance
Charge: riot
Charge: rescue
Charge: assault and battery
Constables
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1814 F055 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Johnson Thomas Sr., William Johnson, Anthony Cochran, Thomas Johnson Jr., Catharine Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, James Woods, Jane Cochran.
Complaint.
Recognizance, riot, rescuing, assault and battery on Patrick McGivern, Constable for Lancaster.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Case Number
27.000
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d4b46d6c-1dba-4866-a6aa-253970485323
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F001 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
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bixler, David
Lechler, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Charge: surety of the peace
Constables
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Transcript of docket entry, assault and surety of the peace towards John Lechler, Constable, Lancaster.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/aad6b453-ad0b-409f-9293-486330944170
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1817 F002 QS
Date Range
1817/04
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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
1817/04
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Russel, William
Hartman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Lancaster
Carpenters
Recognizance
Charge: abuse
Charge: ill-treatment of apprentice
Apprentices
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1817 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: house carpenter.
Recognizance, abuse of apprentice, John Hartman.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1864 F093 QS
Date Range
1864/08
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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
1864/08
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Baker, Jacob
Barnett, H. S.
Cooper, William
Copeland, John
Cormany, Margaret
Cox, Elizabeth
Desch, Joseph
Ditlow, John
Effinger, Jacob
Elias, Christian
Erisman, Samuel
Feninger, Charles
Fisher, Jacob
Fitzpatrick, Philip
Franciscus, John
Frank, Henry
Funk, Amos
Groff, Amos
Haag, J.
Hamilton, John
Heckert, Francis
Herzog, Jacob
Hess, John
Hoin, Henry
Hopple, Owen
Horting, George
Huber, Jacob
Huber, Samuel
Kauffman, Benjamin
Kauffman, J. S.
Kendig, Hiram
Kircher, George
Knapp, Lawrence
Krider, Charles
Krider, P.
Kuhlman, Bernard
Leary, Edward
Lechler, A.
Lee, Amos
Lowry, William
Lutz, Frederick
Martzall, Wendel
Mattern, John
McGrann, Margaret
Messenkop, George
Michael, John
Miller, Isaac B.
Mishler, Benjamin
Mishler, Isaac
Neher, Jacob
Plitt, C. J.
Powel, George
Reese, A. S.
Reese, Issacher
Rife, William
Rosenfelt, Henry
Shenck, H.
Shenk, Christian
Shober, Emanuel
Shoenberger, A.
Shoenberger, John
Shue, Adam
Slaymaker, H. E.
Snyder, Philip
Solfelt, George
Sprecher, Lewis
Sprecher, S.
Sprenger, J. A.
Stroble, Henry
Suter, F.
Swarts, George
Trewets, H.
Trout, Adam
Waters, George
Watkins, John R.
Wenger, Moses
Wettig, Christian
Wise, John
Wolfer, Jacob
Zaepfel, Hilaire
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Lancaster
Constables
Constable's return
Charge: selling beer without a license
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1864 F093 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return.
Selling beer without a license.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
105.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1862 F062 QS
Date Range
1862/11
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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
1862/11
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Schaum, Henry
Heilman, Ernst
Plitt, Conrad A.
Messenkop, George
Snyder, Philip
Hess, John
Ditlow, John
Urban, John
Pyle, Philip
Kendig, Hiram
Tymony, John
Miller, [ ]
Franciscus, John
Gelitzke, Joseph
Scheid, John
Copeland, John
Elias, Christian
McGinn, Patrick
Coleman, Bernard
Effinger, Jacob
Rissinger, [ ]
Messenkop, Albert A.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Charge: nuisance
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1862 F062 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, Southeast Ward.
Nuisance; selling liquor without a license.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
66.000
Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F050 QS
Date Range
1808/08
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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
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shaffer, Jacob
Weiss, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Silversmiths
Lancaster
Examinations
Charge: bastardy
Maintenance
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F050 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: silversmith.
Examination of Elizabeth Weiss, defendant charged with bastardy and maintenance for child.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1810 F034 QS
Date Range
1810/08
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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
1810/08
Year
1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harris, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Innkeepers
Lancaster
Complaints
Charge: gaming
Lancaster and Elizabethtown Turnpike
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1810 F034 QS
Additional Notes
Innkeeper, Lancaster, inn located on the Lancaster and Elizabethtown turnpike road.
Complaint, promoting gaming at his house.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
54.000
Classification
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