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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0060 I010
Date Range
1841/01
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1841/01
Year
1841
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Lancaster
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Whiteside's Ford
Place
Colerain Twp. and Chester County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0060 I010
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek
Court term: January 1841.
Location: On public road from Lancaster to Oxford, Chester County, at Whitesides Fording.
Document type: Certificate and record for a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1811 F039 QS
Date Range
1811/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1811/08
Year
1811
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hambright, George
Jackson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Harford County, Maryland
Certificates
Depositions
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1811 F039 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on John Jackson, Harford County.
Certificate.
Deposition of John Jackson.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1852 F047
Date Range
1852
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1852
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1852
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
McNally, Mary
McLoone, Ellen
McGraw, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Place
Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1852 F047
Box Number
006
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: McLoone, Ellen.
Administrator: McGrann, Michael.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Certificate of duties
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I003
Date Range
No date
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Certificate of duties
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document type: Certificate of duties
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
No date
Year
none
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I003
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I011
Date Range
1840/11
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1840/11
Year
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
Pequea Creek
Roads
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
Turnpikes
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I011
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1840.
Location: On public highway from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Strasburg.
Document type: Certificate of record concerning a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0785 I007
Date Range
1841/01
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1841/01
Year
1841
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Coleman's Iron Works Forge
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Forges
Kafroth's Mill
Lititz, Warwick Twp.
Mills
West Earl Twp.
Wilmington, Delaware
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0785 I007
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1841.
Location: On public road from Coleman's Iron Works and Lititz, Warwick Twp., to Wilmington, Delaware, at Kafroth's Mill.
Document type: Certificate of record for erection of bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Certificate of record to commissioners for appropriation of funds
Object ID
Bridge F0045 I007
Date Range
1836/04
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Certificate of record to commissioners for appropriation of funds
Description
Court term: April 1836.
Location: At Hinkletown, Earl Twp., on the Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harrisburg Turnpike.
Document type: Certificate of record to commissioners for appropriation of funds for new bridge
Date Range
1836/04
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Cocalico Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harrisburg Turnpike
Earl Twp.
Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Roads
Turnpikes
Place
Cocalico Twp. and Earl Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0045 I007
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1799 F032 QS
Date Range
1799
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
1799
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Harkins, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Chester County, Pennsylvania
East Nantmill, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Order for removal
Overseers of the Poor of East Nantmill Twp.
Overseers of the Poor of Salisbury Twp.
Quarter Sessions
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1799 F032 QS
Additional Notes
Order of removal from the Overseers of the Poor of Salisbury Twp. to the Overseers of the Poor of East Nantmill Twp., Chester County.
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
APR 1816 F002 QS
Date Range
1816/04
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
1816/04
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Appeals
Directors of the Poor and House of Employment
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1816 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Rule to take depositions.
Appeal, Directors of the Poor and House of Employment of the County of Lancaster vs. Chester County.
2 items, 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
MAY 1775 F006 QS
Date Range
1775/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1775/05
Year
1775
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Crawford, Christopher
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Heidelberg Twp., Lancaster County
Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
Lotteries
Quarter Sessions
York, Heidleberg, and Lebanon Lottery
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1775 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Treasurer of the lottery.
Account of the York, Heidleberg, and Lebanon Lottery.
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
DEC 1801 F002 QS
Date Range
1801/12
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
1801/12
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, Richard
Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, Samuel
Fisher, George
Clendenin, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Cecil County, Maryland
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cecil County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1801 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with threatening Elizabeth Clark, wife of Samuel Clark of Chester County.
Additional names: George Fisher, James Clendenin.
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
DEC 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/12
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
1801/12
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, Richard
Clark, Samuel
Fisher, George
Clendenin, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Cecil County, Maryland
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cecil County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with threatening Samuel Clark of Chester County.
Additional names: George Fisher, James Clendenin.
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
MAY 1799 F015 QS
Date Range
1799/05
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
1799/05
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hastings, Henry
Hestins, Henry
Bletcher, Jacob
Bletcher, Elizabeth
Welch, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Martic Twp.
Agreements
Charge: adultery
Certificates
Weddings
Constables
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1799 F015 QS
Additional Notes
Agreement between Jacob Bletcher and his wife Elizabeth Bletcher, formerly Elizabeth Welch.
Defendant charged with adultery.
Justice fees.
Wedding date varified.
Constable fees.
5 items, 5 pieces
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 1810 F003 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
1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wilson, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Certificates
Lawyers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1810 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Certificate for the admission of Henry Wilson to practice law.
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 1810 F009 QS
Date Range
1810/08
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
1810/08
Year
1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cotter, James
Dark, Nathaniel
Dark, Samuel
Rees, Benjamin
Kelly, John
Johnston, James
Drake, John
Pugh, Samuel
Coarsy, James
Ritter, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: robbery
Examinations
Commitment papers
Certificates
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1810 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Or Case #6.
Also: Nathaniel Dark, Samuel Dark.
African-American.
Recognizance, robbing a trunk of dry goods from Benjamin Rees.
Examinations of James Cotter, Benjamin Rees, John Kelly, Nathaniel Dark, James Johnston.
Commitment and certificate of Nathaniel Dark.
Additional names: John Drake, Samuel Pugh, James Coarsy, Samuel Ritter.
13 items, 13 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
5.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1814 F059 QS
Date Range
1814/08
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
1814/08
Year
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Simpson, Joseph
Erhard, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Certificates
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1814 F059 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on Henry Erhard.
Doctor's certificate.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
32.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F025 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Henry, Richard
Dering, Henry
Jordan, John
Hamilton, Charles
Neaff, Christian
Moore, John
Edwards, Thomas
Davies, David
Steel, Archibald
Blair, Andrew
McFall, Henry
Pierce, Morke
McConnell, Patrick
Shwenck, John
Robertson, Dunken
Benedick, Philip
Stamer, Anthony
Miller, Jacob
Gensmer, John
Davis, Isaac
Gamble, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Certificates
Petitions
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F025 QS
Additional Notes
Certificate, no liquor has been sold at petitioner's house.
List of signatures, some in German.
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 1799 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
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Urich, John
Rupp, Jacob
Roofong, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1799 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Additional names: Jacob Rupp, Michael Roofong.
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 1799 F034 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
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shafer, Frederick
Shafer, Frederick Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Orders
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1799 F034 QS
Additional Notes
Order from the Overseers of the Poor of Lancaster to Frederick Shafe Jr. of Dauphin County.
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 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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
1801/11
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Anthony
Bryson, James
Cato
Dick, Alexander
Frank, John
Isaac
Killian, Susanah
Kurtz, Christian
Ludman, Jacob
McCausland, William
Newcomberb, Daniel
Ross, James
Veltneas, John
Wilmot, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Enslaved persons
Jails
Lists of prisoners
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Servants
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
Alexander Dick, felony.
Susanah Killian, suspicion of felony.
John Wilmot, felony.
Anthony (mulatto), felony.
John Frank, servant to William McCausland.
Cato (African-American), slave to James Ross.
Isaac (African-American), servant to James Bryson of Cumberland County.
Jacob Ludman, for abusing his wife.
John Veltnear, debtor.
Daniel Newcomber, debtor.
Christian Kurtz, debtor.
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

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