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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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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
1801/11
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Anthony
Bryson, James
Cato
Dick, Alexander
Frank, John
Isaac
Killian, Susanah
Kurtz, Christian
Ludman, Jacob
McCausland, William
Newcomberb, Daniel
Ross, James
Veltneas, John
Wilmot, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Enslaved persons
Jails
Lists of prisoners
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Servants
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
Alexander Dick, felony.
Susanah Killian, suspicion of felony.
John Wilmot, felony.
Anthony (mulatto), felony.
John Frank, servant to William McCausland.
Cato (African-American), slave to James Ross.
Isaac (African-American), servant to James Bryson of Cumberland County.
Jacob Ludman, for abusing his wife.
John Veltnear, debtor.
Daniel Newcomber, debtor.
Christian Kurtz, debtor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/548ab165-8ca7-4b9a-9f2c-978102252096
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1798 F009 QS
Date Range
1798/05
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1798/05
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Devit, Peter
Dick
Hughs, William
London
McManus, Hugh
Murray, Nathan
Pompey
Ramsey, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Return of prisoners
Returns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1798 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
Additional names: London, Peter Devit, Nathan Murray, Hugh McManus, Pompey, William Hughs, Dick, Robert Ramsey.
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/3974d65d-b3c9-4fb6-b237-727737299379
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1869 F019 QS
Date Range
1869/08
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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
1869/08
Year
1869
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Parker, Edward
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and threatening to kill a person
Charge: assault and battery with intent to kill
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1869 F019 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery with threatening to kill.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
16.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/042174be-ce1f-4e9f-a54a-971485194661
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1809 F005 QS
Date Range
1809/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1809/11
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dunbar, Isaac
Erisman, Daniel
Erisman, John
Harkless, James
Harkless, James Jr.
Hurdow, John
Kann, Christina
Kann, Henry
Longenecker, John
Paines, Glasgow
Sharer, John
Shepler, William
Swenk, John
Tobias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery with intent to kill
Charge: assault and battery with intent to rob
Depositions
Examinations
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1809 F005 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.
Also: James Harkless, pilot from Middletown; Tobias.
Recognizance, suspicion of assault and battery on John Swenk, with intent to kill and rob.
Recognizance, suspicion of robbing John Erisman.
Depositions and examinations of Glasgow Paines, Henry Kann, Christina Kann, Isaac Dunbar, William Shepler, John Hurdow, Daniel Erisman, John Longenecker, John Sharer, John Swenk.
14 items, 14 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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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
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8f1a4c19-3490-45aa-96a0-978750171893
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1868 F045 QS
Date Range
1868/08
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
1868/08
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Watson, Nathaniel
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: threatening to kill a person
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1868 F045 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery; threatening to kill a person.
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/aad45a07-862d-478b-a4b9-252538503125
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1853 F125 QS
Date Range
1853/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1853/08
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Davis, Maria L.
Wright, Franklin
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery with intent to commit rape
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1853 F125 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault and battery with intent to commit rape against Maria L. Davis
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/55779b99-ab6b-4638-8329-257028935999
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1854 F059 QS
Date Range
1854/11
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
1854/11
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Augustus, Charles
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: cruelty to animals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1854 F059 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Cruelty to animal.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
45.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7d5b28fa-9078-40a0-a26d-461678485442
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1855 F015 QS
Date Range
1855/04
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
1855/04
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kent, Michael
Thomas, Elizabeth
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: accessory to murder
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1855 F015 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Accessory to the murder of Elizabeth Thomas.
6 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
2.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/33765810-8c96-4da2-854f-431887365053
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1850 F025 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
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henry, David
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: taking liquor to jail
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1850 F025 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Taking liquor to jail.
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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