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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/15fb65d4-8dd8-4ac9-adb7-648242884695
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for John B. Brown and John Riley
Object ID
APR 1863 F042 QS
Date Range
1863/04
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for John B. Brown and John Riley
Date Range
1863/04
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, John B.
Dunwoody, John G.
Riley, John
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assisting with the escape of a felon
Prisons
Incarcerated persons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1863 F042 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: John Riley.
Assisting with the escape of prisoner, John G. Dunwoody.
Case numbers: 43, 46.
6 items, 3 pieces
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Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/90072838-f7a5-4ce6-a70c-927735173540
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for Frederick Renka
Object ID
AUG 1862 F007 QS
Date Range
1862/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for Frederick Renka
Date Range
1862/08
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Renka, Frederick
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Charge: threatening arson
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Suicide
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1862 F007 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Threatening arson.
Note: died in prison by suicide, 27 May 1862.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
8.000
Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1862 F016 QS
Date Range
1862/08
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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
1862/08
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gochenaur, Benjamin F.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: attempting to make counterfeit money
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1862 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Attempting to make counterfeit money; assault and battery; burglary.
Case numbers: 19, 72, 125.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1860 F022 QS
Date Range
1860/08
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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
1860/08
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
White, James S.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: aiding prisoner to escape
Charge: escaping from an officer
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1860 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Aiding in escape; escape from an officer.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
16.000
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4c4b8f0a-e622-42b0-9065-168938369821
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1862 F014 QS
Date Range
1862/04
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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
1862/04
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, Charles
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: attempting to pass counterfeit money
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1862 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Attempting to pass counterfeit money.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
9.000
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1864 F022 QS
Date Range
1864/04
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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
1864/04
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Compton, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: aiding prisoner to escape
Doctors
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1864 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: doctor.
Aiding a prisoner to escape.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
28.000
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1869 F019 QS
Date Range
1869/08
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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
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
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
16.000
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1868 F045 QS
Date Range
1868/08
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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
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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/582e662e-2efc-4f79-a6c5-076310684114
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1867 F109 QS
Date Range
1867/08
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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
1867/08
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Fawnwell, Thomas
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: cruelty to animals
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1867 F109 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Cruelty to animals.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
132.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f93c27c7-4f45-4cec-8d1c-413818307391
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1863 F004 QS
Date Range
1863/08
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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
1863/08
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Clark, John
Dickinson, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: attempt to commit rape
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1863 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Alias: John Dickinson.
Attempt to commit rape.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
2.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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