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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1781 F005 QS
Date Range
1781/08
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
1781/08
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hamaker, Henry
Henderson, Robert
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1781 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assaulting the son of Henry Hamaker.
Additional names: Robert Henderson, [ ] Laird.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1781 F005 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
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1781 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Process sur indictment, charged with assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1782 F001 QS
Date Range
1782/02
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
1782/02
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1782 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Alias process on indictment, charged with assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1782 F009 QS
Date Range
1782/08
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
1782/08
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jamison, Martha
Jordan, John
Lilly
Ross, George
Ross, James
Ryland, Herman Witius
Tanner, Jane
Tanner, William
Volter, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
British Army
Charge: stealing
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Revolutionary War
Slaveholders
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1782 F009 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.
George Ross, slaveholder.
Recognizance, charged with stealing from Herman Witius Ryland, Paymaster General of the British Forces at Lancaster, 2,327 dollars and 38/90th of a dollar or the sum of 872"15"8 British pounds sometime in May and June last.
Additional names: John Volter, Martha Jamison, James Ross, John Jordan, William Tanner, Jane Tanner.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1785 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
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Evans, Nathan
Jordan, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1785 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Process, charged with keeping a tippling house.
Additional name: John Jordan.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1831 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
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jordan, John
Bevin, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1831 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Elizabeth Bevin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1832 F002 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
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, David
Bugles, John
Myers, John
Hughes, Theophilus
Henry, Rachael
Harris, Rachael
Ruth, Fanny
Williams, Benjamin
Quinn, Joseph
Eddings, Maria
Dears, Elizabeth
Richardson, Samuel
White, Henry
Jones, Jacob
Cook, Daniel
Bear, Isaac
Nagle, John
Morrison, Matthew
McFann, George
Darling, Henry
Dellet, Jacob
Coover, John
Reed, Isaac
Hartcliff, Daniel
Debutts, Matty
Campbell, John
Grant, John
Johnston, Hetty
Lee, Philip
Curren, John
Swords, William
Ranson, John
Jacobs, Jonathan
Hamer, Collins
Nicholas, Jacob
Evans, Ellis E.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1832 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1833 F002 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
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, David
Myers, John
Eddings, Maria
Dorsh, Elizabeth
Richardson, Samuel
White, Henry
Dellet, Jacob
Reed, Isaac
Grant, John
Swords, William
Hamer, Collins
Nicholas, Jacob
Flanagan, John
Reiff, John
McFadden, John
Wickson, Solomon
Armstrong, Ned
Drake, Jonathan
Simpson, Joseph
Forgeson, Henry
Hambright, George
Balweaver, SImon
Truly, Emealia
Wolf, Maria
McKittrick, Nancy
Hielig, Francis
Philips, John
Bulges, John
Hatz, Eliza
Jones, Eliza
McKelvey, John
Howard, Jacob
Young, Henry
Kinton, William
Secount, William
Crisborn, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1833 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1822 F036 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
1822
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: horse stealing
Bill of costs
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1822 F036 QS
Additional Notes
Horse stealing, bill of costs.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 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
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Welch, James
Bear, John
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
Depositions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Case #1, Oyer and Terminer.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse, from the stable of John Bear, property of John Myers.
Deposition of John Myers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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