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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e9926fc5-5bf5-43d3-9e4f-300449180940
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1820 F006 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
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Moulson, Ephraim
Dritt, Jacob
Bonham, Samuel C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: trespassing
Charge: cutting down timber trees
Generals
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1820 F006 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Trespass, cutting timber from the land of General Jacob Dritt, deceased.
Surety of the peace towards Samuel C. Bonham.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/944ca063-1e19-489b-94bb-077013109478
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F031 QS
Date Range
1804/11
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1804/11
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grubb, Thomas
Hanes, Timothy
July
McCollough, George
McSparran, James
Mehaffey, Dominick
Strong, Halbert
Strong, Halbert Jr.
Strong, Halbert Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Charge: forcible entry
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F031 QS
Additional Notes
Dated NOV 1803.
Also: Halbert Strong.
Multiple recognizances.
Additional names: James McSparran, Dominick Mehaffey, July (African-American), Timothy Hanes, Thomas Grubb.
6 items, 6 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1856 F090 QS
Date Range
1856/11
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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
1856/11
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Morgan, Isaac
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: surety of the peace
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1856 F090 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery; surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
73.000
Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cc75255a-4f57-47f9-bf61-785354832034
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1837 F010 QS
Date Range
1837/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1837/08
Year
1837
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, David
Bodley, David Brown
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: arson
Charge: surety of the peace
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1837 F010 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Alias David Brown Bodley.
Surety of the peace; arson.
2 items, 2 pieces
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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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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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9753b06a-1ff5-49b0-907b-544735673734
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1817 F020 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
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Barnes, William
Barns, William
Hawthorn, James Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1817 F020 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, surety of the peace; assault and battery on James Hawthorn Jr.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
10.000
Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1850 F013 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
Thompson, John
Anderson, George
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: assault
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1850 F013 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: George Anderson.
Assault; surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c5d9a22d-8c25-4f2a-942d-644561257877
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1847 F029 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
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
London, Jacob
Shriver, Woods
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: assault
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1847 F029 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Woods Shriver.
African-American.
Assault; surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f145780-0d47-4167-8f39-751920055390
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1851 F058 QS
Date Range
1851/11
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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
1851/11
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: disorderly conduct
Charge: surety of the peace
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1851 F058 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Disorderly conduct; surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b2e390b0-73ff-4ef7-aa70-555815231525
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 F034 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
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, Samuel
Clendenin, James
Clendenin, Elizabeth
Cooper, Samuel
Wetherington, Henry
Fisher, Samuel
Moore, John
Robison, Nancy
Williams, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: surety of the peace
Depositions
Summons
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F034 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on James Clendenin.
Recognizance, surety of the peace towards James Clendenin, Elizabeth Clendenin.
Deposition of James Clendenin.
Summons of Nancy Robison, Hannah Williams.
Additional names: Samuel Cooper, Henry Wetherington, Samuel Fisher, John Moore.
5 items, 5 pieces
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