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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1782 F001 QS
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Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1782
People
Bower, Adam
Kline, George
Miley, Jacob
Emerick, John
Seebold, Abraham
Rininger, Margaret
Graff, Abraham
Yund, Nicholas
Row, Peter
Rerigh, Charles
Bickle, Henry
Snebely, Henry
Dissinger, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
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Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: riot
Charge: assault
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1782 F001 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Margaret Rininger.
Additional name: Abraham Graff.
Second defendant: George Kline.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Nicholas Yund.
Additional name: Peter Row.
Third defendants: Jacob Miley, John Emerick, Abraham Seebold.
Recognizance, charged with riot and assaulting Charles Rerigh.
Additional names: Henry Bickle, Henry Snebely, Peter Dissinger.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1814 F003 QS
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Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1814
People
Ringland, John
Cully, William
Ringland, James
Elliot, Thomas
David
McKeagney, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: assault, setting a person on fire
Whiskey
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1814 F003 QS
Case Number
3.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
Also: William Cully, James Ringland, Thomas Elliot, David.
Recognizance, throwing whiskey on Peter McKeagney and setting him on fire.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
OCT 1780 F001 QS
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Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
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1780
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Caldwell, James
Lidey, Jacob
Stone, Peter
Hoofnagle, Eve
Caldwell, Robert
Reed, John
Burns, Mordica
Skrimger, John
Sercher, Susannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: assault
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OCT 1780 F001 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Eve Hoofnagle.
Second defendant: Jacob Lidey.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Robert Caldwell.
Third defendant: Peter Stone.
Recognizance, charged with assault on John Reed.
Additional names: Mordica Burns, John Skrimger, Susannah Sercher.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1798 F021 QS
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Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
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1798
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Saala, Valentine
Musselman, Margaret
Brenner, Christopher
Cassady, Felix
Whitehill, John
Lanagan, Archibald
Howarter, George
Zeller, Andrew
Demuth, Jacob
Bond, William
Pritz, George
Britz, George
Cook, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
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Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: adultery
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: horse stealing
Charge: extortion
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1798 F021 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1783 F003 QS
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Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1783
People
Kereys, Michael
Ferrey, Cunrad
McFadden, Daniel
Snows, Nicholas
Row, Peter
Wilhelm, Adam
Zanck, Jacob
Gallagh, David
McRerey, Joseph
Steen, Hans
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Charge: tippling house
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1783 F003 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
Charged with keeping a tippling house and selling of spiritous liquors without license.
Additional name: Nicholas Snows.
Second defendant: Cunrad Ferrey.
Charged with assault and battery on Peter Row.
Additional name: Adam Wilhelm.
Third defendant: Cunrad Ferrey.
Second charge for assault and battery on Peter Row.
Additional name: Jacob Zanck.
Fourth defendant: Daniel McFadden.
Charged with stealing cloth.
Additional names: David Gallagh, Joseph McRerey, Hans Steen.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 QS
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Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1805
People
Smith, John
Williams, James
Whitaker, John
Henry, John
Causland, Maxwell
Kenny, John
Conner, John
Dewes, Paul
Weiss, Elizabeth
Ehrman, Casper
McElroy, Daniel
Hamilton, James
Nisly, Daniel
Clark, James
Holl, John
Lewis, Richard
Dixler, Frederick
Sausman, Henry
Sawer, Jacob
Sawer, John
Riley, Edward
Youndt, Samuel
Miller, Samuel
Ash, John
Morrison, John
Kaffrode, Jacob
Laughren, James
Haas, Christian
Brenisen, George
Flinn, Luke
Jones, Peter
Zimmerman, Cornelius
Bricker, David Jr.
Goodhard, Jacob
Lutz, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
John Smith, larceny, goods of James Williams.
John Henry, assault and battery on Maxwell McCausland.
Paul Dewes, fornication and battery on Elizabeth Weiss.
Daniel McElroy, assault and battery on James Hamilton.
Daniel Nisly, tippling house.
Richard Lewis, assault and battery on Samuel Youndt.
Samuel Miller, assault and battery on Hugh Ferguson.
John Morrison, assault and battery on Michael Dougherty.
James Laughren, tippling house.
Peter Jones.
David Bricker Jr.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1799 F003 QS
Date Range
1799/11
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Quarter Sessions
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Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1799/11
Year
1799
People
Anderson, James
Bare, John
Baughman, Michael
Bowen, John
Burg, John
Davis, Edward
Davis, John
Diffebaugh, George
Doll, Conrad
Donaughy, Daniel
Fisher, George
Fordney, Casper
Gallagher, Michael
Good, Robert
Gordon, William
Graeff, George
Graeff, John
Grove, John
Jenkins, Joseph
Kremler, Benjamin
Leonard, George
McFarland, James
McIntire, James
McJenkins, James
Mercer, John
Moorehead, William
Morgan, David
Nauman, Gotlieb
Shalleberger, Jacob
Shirk, David
Sill, John
Townley, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: horse stealing
Charge: riot
Conestoga Twp.
Lancaster
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1799 F003 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1797 F010 QS
Date Range
1797/08
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Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1797/08
Year
1797
People
Miller, Jacob
Bernhart, Michael
Bernhart, Joseph
Heix, John
Schlosser, Adam
Bare, John
Longenecker, Ulrick
Meyer, Henry
Bernhart, John
Mackey, James
Ehler, Daniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: false imprisonment
Charge: riot
Examinations
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1797 F010 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Room
Archives West
Additional Notes
Multiple defendants.
Recognizance, charged with riot, assault, and false imprisonment of Henry Eshelman.
Examination of Henry Eshelman.
Additional names: Jacob Miller, Michael Bernhart, Joseph Bernhart, John Heix, Adam Schlosser, John Bare, Ulrich Longenecker, Henry Meyer.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1814 F055 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1814
People
Johnson, James
Johnson, Thomas Sr.
Johnson, William
Cochran, Anthony
Johnson, Thomas Jr.
Johnson, Catharine
Johnson, Elizabeth
Woods, James
Cochran, Jane
McGivern, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Complaints
Recognizance
Charge: riot
Charge: rescue
Charge: assault and battery
Constables
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1814 F055 QS
Case Number
27.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Room
Archives West
Additional Notes
Also: Johnson Thomas Sr., William Johnson, Anthony Cochran, Thomas Johnson Jr., Catharine Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, James Woods, Jane Cochran.
Complaint.
Recognizance, riot, rescuing, assault and battery on Patrick McGivern, Constable for Lancaster.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F011 QS
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Item
Collection
Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1789
People
Weidman, John
Starret, John
Evans, William
Musgrove, Aaron
Kendle, John
Barr, George
Martin, Frederick
Kline, Nicklas
Schower, Samuel
Hains, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: stealing
Charge: forcible entry
Meadows
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F011 QS
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery against George Barr.
Additional names: Frederick Martin, Nicklas Kline.
Second defendant: John Starret.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a silver watch.
Additional names: Samuel Schower.
Third defendants: William Evans, Aaron Musgrove, John Kendle.
Recognizance, charged with forcible entry to the meadow of Henry Hains, and cut and mowed his grass.
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