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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0d073a4d-40d0-4c8b-8aba-295185678310
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
SEP 1794 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
1794
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, John
Hinkle, Jonathan
Miller, Peter
Owen, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
Charge: escaping from prison
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
SEP 1794 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance of Jonathan Hinkle and Peter Miller to testify.
Defendant charged with stealing a horse, property of Benjamin Owen, and escaping from prison.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/10b92da7-9eb9-489c-8981-451366846191
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1809 F050 QS
Date Range
1809/08
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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
1809/08
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jacobs, Daniel
Wilson, John
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing rye
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1809 F050 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with stealing rye from John Wilson.
Additional name: John Hamilton.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1792 F011 QS
Date Range
1792/05
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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
1792/05
Year
1792
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Warren, James
Culbertson, Abigail
Wilson, John
McIntosh, John
Kerr, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing rye
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1792 F011 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
Charged with stealing rye from the barn of Abigail Culbertson.
Additional name: John Wilson.
Second recognizance for Abigail Culbertson and John McIntosh to testify against James Warren and Thomas Kerr.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1804 F024 QS
Date Range
1804/08
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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
1804/08
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Boyd, John
Shireman, Jacob
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: threatening a person
Pistols
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1804 F024 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault, presenting pistols, and threatening Jacob Shireman.
Additional name: John Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1810 F017 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
1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hamilton, John
Wallace, William
Waters, Robert
Cooper, William
Hamilton, Lyle
Baker, Jacob
Baker, Joel
Woods, Thomas
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: trespassing
Charge: destruction of property
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1810 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Wallace, Robert Waters, William Cooper, Lyle Hamilton, Jacob Baker, Joel Baker, Thomas Woods.
Recognizance, trespass and damage to property of John Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F027 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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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
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smelt, Stephen
Bell, Stephen
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F027 QS
Additional Notes
Alias Stephen Bell.
Recognizance, assault and battery and surety of the peace towards John Wilson.
2 items, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F037 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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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
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnson, Thomas
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: threatening a person
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F037 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, assaulting and threatening John Wilson.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
13.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1815 F011 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
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, John
Brown, David
Culbertson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Indentures
Charge: absconding from master
Charge: enticement
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1815 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Two recognizances:
First is against David Brown for absconding from his father, John Brown.
Second is against Samuel Culbertson for enticing David Brown away from his father, John Brown.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1799 F004 QS
Date Range
1799/08
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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
1799/08
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Purdy, Elijah
Perdy, Elijah
Sees, Jacob
Leitner, Nathaniel
Erb, John
Hail, Elizabeth
Stauffer, Jacob
Bartholomew, Conrad
Evets, Conrad
Monzeto, George
Brown, John
Anderson, Robert
Shreiner, Daniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: passing counterfeit money
Examinations
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1799 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Or Perdy, Elijah.
Recognizance, charged with passing counterfeit money.
Additional names: Jacob Sees, Nathaniel Leitner, John Erb, Elizabeth Hail, Jacob Stauffer, Conrad Bartholomew, Conrad Evets, George Monzeto.
Examination of John Brown, Robert Anderson, Daniel Shreiner.
5 items, 5 pieces
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Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 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
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
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