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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/34d3ad97-b5af-49b0-83cf-014455972465
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1784 F005 QS
Date Range
1784/02
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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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c1d905ce-4d17-4c28-8724-514584004824
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1860 F054 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
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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/32ce02c1-a018-4291-89de-871831975723
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1854 F025 QS
Date Range
1854/11
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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
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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/33765810-8c96-4da2-854f-431887365053
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1850 F025 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
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
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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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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8fcb7878-96cd-4b6f-90c2-129734432100
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1784 F012 QS
Date Range
1784/02
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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
1784/02
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cado
Hershman, Adam
Slough, Mathias
Slough, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Charge: receiving stolen goods
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1784 F012 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with stealing.
Additional names: Mathias Slough, George Slough, Adam Hershman.
Second defendant: Adam Hershman.
Recognizance, charged with receiving stolen goods.
1 item, 1 piece
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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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Collection
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/3c801f77-7701-4f2f-9178-824715077803
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1843 F010 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
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Underhill, John Jr.
Wright, Sarah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: rape
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1843 F010 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery; rape of Sarah Wright.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dca456ef-7046-48d9-ad7c-123210303915
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1845 F052 QS
Date Range
1845/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1845/08
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Stoakes, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: disturbing a meeting
Charge: riot
Churches
Meetinghouses
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1845 F052 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Riot; disrupting African American meeting house.
2 items, 2 pieces
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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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