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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1784 F005 QS
Date Range
1784/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1784/02
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Borrey, John
Isaac
Slough, Mathias
Barr, George
Slough, Mary
Slough, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Charge: stealing
Charge: tippling house
Elizabeth Twp.
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1784 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with keeping a tippling house and selling of spiritous liquors without license in Elizabeth Twp. Additional name: George Barr.
Second defendant: Isaac. African-American. Mathias Slough, master.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a gold watch, property of Mary Slough.
Additional name: George Slough.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1799 F001 QS
Date Range
1799/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1799/05
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dollton, James
Downing, David
Irwin, James
London
McGinley, Neil
McNeil, Barney
Odenwalt, George
Ruth, Thomas
Shaeffer, David
Solomon
Zimmerman, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Return of prisoners
Returns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1799 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
London, African-American.
Soloman, African-American.
Barney McNeil.
James Irwin.
David Shaeffer.
James Dollton.
George Odenwalt.
Neil McGinley.
Thomas Ruth.
Christian Zimmerman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1799 F020 QS
Date Range
1799/11
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1799/11
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bill
Duglas, Robert
Funck, John
Gallagher, Charles
George
Hastings, Henry
London
McColgin, John
McDonnal, Peirce
Messer, John
Monzeto, George
Nichlas, Conrad
Slough, Mathias
Zanzinger, Paul
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Jails
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Return of prisoners
Returns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1799 F020 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
Return of prisoners or jail calendar.
London, African-American.
Charles Gallagher.
Henry Hastings.
George, African-American.
John McColgin.
Conrad Nicholas.
John Messer.
Peirce McDonnal.
John Funck.
George Monzeto.
Robert Douglas.
Bill, African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1800 F006 QS
Date Range
1800/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1800/05
Year
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burke, James
Burr, Joseph
Dearmet, Michael
Margaret, Frederick
McDonnald, Pierce
Moore, Abraham
Stuart, William G.
Sweitzer, William
Wainswright, James
Wetze, Margaret
Young, Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Return of criminals
Returns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1800 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
McDonnald, Pierce.
Burr, Joseph.
Wetze, Margaret.
Young, Ann.
Dearmet, Michael.
Stuart, William G.
Wainswright, James.
Margaret, Frederick.
Sweitzer, William.
Moore, Abraham. African-American.
Burke, James.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1791 F002 QS
Date Range
1791/05
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
1791/05
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Davis, William
Clelland, William
Warner, John
McElhaney, John
Jenkins, Ephraim
Walker, Henry
Berry, William
Moore, Patrick
Demore, James Muckle
Lafferty, Jean
George
Doughlass, James
Chambers, William
Gault, James
Henry, Baltzer
Armono, John
Ringland, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Return of criminals
Returns
Criminals
Prisons
Prisoners
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1791 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1793 F001 QS
Date Range
1793
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1793
Year
1793
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bob
Daugherty, Daniel
Daugherty, James
Don, Michael
Hagerty, James
Kennedy, William
McFann, William
McGee, James
O'Neel, John
Susanna
Traxell, John
Warton, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Prisoners
Quarter Sessions
Return of criminals
Returns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1793 F001 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
Return of prisoners.
James Hagerty, Michael Don, John O'Neel, Thomas Warton, Daniel Daugherty, William Kennedy, John Traxell, James Daugherty, Bob (mulatto), Susanna (mulatto), William McFann, James McGee.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1798 F009 QS
Date Range
1798/05
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
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1821 F026 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Moore, Samuel B.
McCompsey, William
Moore, Isaac Jr.
Maxwell, David
Ralston, Paul
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Constables
Drumore Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1821 F026 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William McCompsey, Isaac Moore Jr., David Maxwell.
African-American.
Assault on Paul Ralston, Constable for Drumore Twp.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F008 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ceasar
Campbell, James
Boyd, William
Scott, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constables
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Costs due Constable, James Campbell.
Additional names: William Boyd, John Scott.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1854 F025 QS
Date Range
1854/11
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
Jones, John
Smith, Lydia
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: furnishing liquor after notice
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1854 F025 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Complainant is Lydia Smith.
Furnishing liquor after notice.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
5.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1860 F054 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: selling liquor illegally
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1860 F054 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Selling liquor contrary to law.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
64.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1850 F025 QS
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
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F004 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Butler, Nathan
Adams, James
Hiland, James
Hiland, Mary
Dunbar, Jack
Seacrist, Christian
Westner, John
Forester, Christopher
Forester, Margaret
James
Quigley, Andrew
Phillips, Daniel
Gerber, Jacob
Lithgow, Robert
Brown, John
Williams, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Prisoner list.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F012 QS
Date Range
1804/11
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1804/11
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jim
Neeper, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Adjudications
Persons of color
Servants
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Servant, African-American.
Petition for an adjudication by Samuel Neeper of Little Britain Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Description Level
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F031 QS
Date Range
1804/11
Collection
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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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1805 F004 QS
Date Range
1805/05
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
1805/05
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Craig, Samuel
Porter, Robert
Wilson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Inquests
Charge: stealing
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1805 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Grand Inquest, charged with stealing items from Robert Porter.
Additional name: Thomas Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Date Range
1805/11
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1805/11
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henrietta
Peggy
Sewell, Clement
Wright, Henry
Wright, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Correspondence
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Queen Anne County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Correspondence from Queen Anne County, Maryland, regarding enslaved persons, Peggy and Henny, who petitioned in Lancaster County for their freedom.
Samuel Wright, acting administrator of the estate of Clement [Sewell].
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F004 QS
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
Carter, Daniel
Snevely, Christian
Hainy, Abraham
Gall, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: suspicion of theft
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with suspicion of stealing property belonging to Christian Snevely.
Additional names: Abraham [Hainy], Henry Gall.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 QS
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
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F008 QS
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
Herr, Joseph
Herr, Christian
Brown, Patrick
Wilson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
African Americans
Persons of color
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse from the stable of Joseph Herr, Conestoga Twp.
Additional names: Christian Herr, Patrick Brown, Thomas Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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