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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d28be31d-4d5b-4c76-9477-578614874820
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F017 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
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Tillman, Martha
Dunn, Darius
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: runaway
Servants
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1817 F017 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment, runaway servant of Darias Dunn.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/be041c3d-7dd6-4fa0-92f8-439621391850
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1803 F005 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
1803
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hazard, Samuel
O'Donnel, Manus
Irvin, Mathias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1803 F005 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment paper.
Additional names: Manus O'Donnel, Mathias Irvin.
1 item, 1 piece
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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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Collection
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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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b2820f48-1380-4d71-9e61-662708775077
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1842 F013 QS
Date Range
1842/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1842/08
Year
1842
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Armstrong, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: gambling house
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1842 F013 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Gambling house.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/95dd5539-7af8-45b1-a987-655440829800
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1842 F025 QS
Date Range
1842/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1842/08
Year
1842
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Way, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: burglary
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1842 F025 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Burglary.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1428b551-4728-4d36-aff8-037379084074
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1836 F025 QS
Date Range
1836/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1836/08
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Westley, Mark
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1836 F025 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Assault.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/77060a60-418e-44b5-a06f-505535172117
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1837 F033 QS
Date Range
1837/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1837/08
Year
1837
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Butcher, Alexander
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: idle and disorderly conduct
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1837 F033 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Idle and disorderly person.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/63e0c546-26b9-44c8-964c-372664065227
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1837 F035 QS
Date Range
1837/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1837/08
Year
1837
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Morris, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1837 F035 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Person of color.
3 items, 3 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9e853e0b-6dbd-4b4e-9661-954639116117
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Cyrus Jacobs
Object ID
MAY 1800 F015 QS
Date Range
1800/05
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Cyrus Jacobs
Date Range
1800/05
Year
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jacobs, Cyrus
Ray, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
Adjudications
African American men
Iron manufacturers
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1800 F015 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Occupation: ironmaster.
Adjudgment of Jacob Ray, person of color, to serve two more years.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0e3df377-5e80-4057-bf86-415410792341
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1831 F021 QS
Date Range
1831/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Cyrus
Matz, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: stabbing
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 F021 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Cyrus Allen.
Person of color.
Assault, battery and stabbing.
2 items, 1 piece
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