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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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1855 F003 QS
Date Range
1855/04
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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
1855/04
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Rambo, John W.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Apprentices
Charge: removal of apprentice out of state
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1855 F003 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Removal of apprentice out of state.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1797 F004 QS
Date Range
1797/05
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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
1797/05
Year
1797
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Murphey, George
Motherall, John
Lytle, Archibald
Clendenin, Adam
Humes, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Depositions
Apprentices
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: stabbing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1797 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Depositions of John Motherall and Archibald Lytle.
Defendant accused of stabbing Adam Clendenin.
Additional name: Samuel Humes.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1816 F035 QS
Date Range
1816/01
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1816/01
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Crawford, David
Hinkle, John
Trusty
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: larceny
Examinations
Information
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1816 F035 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, larceny of goods from John Hinkle.
Examination of Trusty.
Information of John Hinkle, David Crawford.
Warrant.
6 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
16.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1810 F054 QS
Date Range
1810/08
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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
1810/08
Year
1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Black, Ephraim
Kauffman, Susanna
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Manheim Twp.
Warrants
Examinations
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Persons of color
Place
Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1810 F054 QS
Additional Notes
Mulatto.
Warrant, charged by Susanna Kauffman with fornication and bastardy.
Examination of Susanna Kauffman.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1813 F006 QS
Date Range
1813/04
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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
1813/04
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, Phebe
Detweiler, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Columbia
Search warrants
Persons of color
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1813 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Mulatto.
Search warrant for stolen goods belonging to Christian Detweiler.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F009 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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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
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Job
Ramsey, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F009 QS
Additional Notes
A mulatto man.
Warrant, charged with felony by David Ramsay.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F010 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Zeb
Feb
February
Ramsey, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Or February. A mulatto woman.
Warrant, charged with felony by David Ramsay.
1 item, 1 piece
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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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Collection
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
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Classification
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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
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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