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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/da08caf8-becd-4565-b445-455181854523
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1813 F040 QS
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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.
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Lewis, Caleb
Hubley, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: surety of the peace
Depositions
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1813 F040 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, surety of the peace, fornication and bastardy of servants of John Hubley.
Deposition of John Hubley.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/58edf34f-5c54-42cb-a6a3-549198322170
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1790 F011 QS
Date Range
1790/05
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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
1790/05
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McFannel, Nathan
Brooks, Isaac
Elliott, Benjamin
Miller, Jacob
Kendrick, Abraham
Kendrick, Henry
Armstrong, Samuel
Mercer, James
Webb, James
Wither, Michael
Pfouts, Martin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Wheat
Strasburg Twp.
Servants
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1790 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Isaac Brooks, Benjamin Elliott.
Recognizance, charged with stealing wheat from Jacob Miller in Strasburg Twp.
Additional names: Abraham Kendrick, Henry Kendrick, Samuel Armstrong (servant), James Mercer, James Webb (African-American), Michael Wither, Martin Pfouts.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5a6c91f9-b838-4261-89f6-122223351878
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1798 F002 QS
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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.
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Yellow Jean
Ceaser
Caeser
Abraham
Gibson, John
Gibson, William
Scott, John
Armstrong, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Servants
Little Britain Twp.
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1798 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Ceaser, Abraham.
Recognizances, charged with assault and battery on John and William Gibson, servants of Major John Scott, Little Britain Twp.
Recognizance, charged with stealing wheat.
Additional name: James Armstrong.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9432db07-132e-4e8c-bc7a-917911112483
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1795 F006 QS
Date Range
1795/02
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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
1795/02
Year
1795
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Atlee, William
Jorton, John
Jordan, John
Melone, Henry
Shreiner, Martin
Burg, Richard
Moore, George
Fehl, Jacob
Grece, John
Waggoner, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Charge: threatening a person
African Americans
Persons of color
Clock and watch makers
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1795 F006 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
First defendant: African-American boy.
Charged with stealing.
Additional names: William Atlee, John Jorton or John Jordan, Henry Melone, and Martin Shreiner, occupation: clockmaker.
Second defendant: Richard Burg.
Charged with threatening George Moore and Jacob Fehl.
Additional names: John Grece, George Waggoner.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d2b19f4-cec8-4171-b514-495485285540
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1802 F003 QS
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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.
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, Henry
Hawthorn, Samuel
Poll
Fehl, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: rescue
African Americans
Persons of color
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1802 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Samuel Hawthorn and also for rescuing and forcibly taking from him his servant girl, African-American, Poll.
Additional name: George Fehl.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b0b25ff-4dba-41c0-a6e7-453393203060
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictment of Joseph P. Scarlett
Object ID
JAN 1852 F079
Date Range
1852/01
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictment of Joseph P. Scarlett
Date Range
1852/01
Creation Date
1852
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Scarlett, Joseph P.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Slavery
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Fugitive slave law
Indictments
Persons of color
Slavery
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
JAN 1852 F079
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
Riot.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
79.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
JAN 1852 F079
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc3ccc38-0941-4490-ba6e-119497312110
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1815 F023 QS
Date Range
1815/08
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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
1815/08
Year
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Rebecca
Brown, Henry
Isherwood, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Commitment papers
Recognizance
Weavers
Charge: persuading an apprentice to depart
Apprentices
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1815 F023 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment.
Recognizance, persuading Henry Brown, apprentice to Robert Isherwood, weaver, to depart.
2 items, 2 pieces
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/918f78e7-8283-4215-af6d-899053304829
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1810 F009 QS
Date Range
1810/08
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
1810/08
Year
1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cotter, James
Dark, Nathaniel
Dark, Samuel
Rees, Benjamin
Kelly, John
Johnston, James
Drake, John
Pugh, Samuel
Coarsy, James
Ritter, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: robbery
Examinations
Commitment papers
Certificates
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1810 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Or Case #6.
Also: Nathaniel Dark, Samuel Dark.
African-American.
Recognizance, robbing a trunk of dry goods from Benjamin Rees.
Examinations of James Cotter, Benjamin Rees, John Kelly, Nathaniel Dark, James Johnston.
Commitment and certificate of Nathaniel Dark.
Additional names: John Drake, Samuel Pugh, James Coarsy, Samuel Ritter.
13 items, 13 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
5.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/089babb3-8314-4101-be9c-611509326020
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 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
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ceasar
Scott, John
Boyd, William
Campbell, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Enslaved persons
Major, United States Army
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F016 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Servant to Major John Scott.
Additional names: William Boyd, James Campbell.
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/8cbf5bc0-ffea-4afd-bfba-161705713492
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1790 F008 QS
Date Range
1790/02
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
1790/02
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Ceasar
Scott, John
Boyd, William
Churchman, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1790 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Slave of John Scott of Little Britain Twp.
Additional names: William Boyd, Thomas Churchman.
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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