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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5a6c91f9-b838-4261-89f6-122223351878
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1798 F002 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
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Yellow Jean
Ceaser
Caeser
Abraham
Gibson, John
Gibson, William
Scott, John
Armstrong, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Servants
Little Britain Twp.
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1798 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Ceaser, Abraham.
Recognizances, charged with assault and battery on John and William Gibson, servants of Major John Scott, Little Britain Twp.
Recognizance, charged with stealing wheat.
Additional name: James Armstrong.
4 items, 4 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/089babb3-8314-4101-be9c-611509326020
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F016 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
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ceasar
Scott, John
Boyd, William
Campbell, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Enslaved persons
Major, United States Army
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F016 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Servant to Major John Scott.
Additional names: William Boyd, James Campbell.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/93923c7c-4b73-4b41-8e32-489819110379
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1790 F010 QS
Date Range
1790/02
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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
1790/02
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Ceasar
Boyd, William
Brown, Jeremiah
Campbell, James
Scott, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Enslaved persons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1790 F010 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on William Boyd.
Slave of John Scott.
Additional names: Jeremiah Brown, James Campbell.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3696a210-4f10-45a8-aff6-861826946817
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1791 F004 QS
Date Range
1791/05
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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
1791/05
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Leferty, Jean
Lafferty, Jean
McAntier, William
Sall
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: harboring an enslaved person
Charge: stealing
Drumore Twp.
Enslaved persons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1791 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Or Jean Lafferty.
Of Drumore Twp.
Recognizance, charged with harboring slaves of William McAntier and stealing goods.
Note: that she married the slave "Sall", the marriage was performed by another slave.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6d181186-75b3-4784-bdf3-284387127755
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 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
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
George
Cully, James
Brown, Patrick
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Little Britain Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with threatening a boy belonging to James Cully, Little Britain Twp.
Additional names: Patrick Brown, John Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9753b06a-1ff5-49b0-907b-544735673734
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1817 F020 QS
More detail
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
Barnes, William
Barns, William
Hawthorn, James Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1817 F020 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, surety of the peace; assault and battery on James Hawthorn Jr.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
10.000
Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b2e390b0-73ff-4ef7-aa70-555815231525
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 F034 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
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, Samuel
Clendenin, James
Clendenin, Elizabeth
Cooper, Samuel
Wetherington, Henry
Fisher, Samuel
Moore, John
Robison, Nancy
Williams, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: surety of the peace
Depositions
Summons
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F034 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on James Clendenin.
Recognizance, surety of the peace towards James Clendenin, Elizabeth Clendenin.
Deposition of James Clendenin.
Summons of Nancy Robison, Hannah Williams.
Additional names: Samuel Cooper, Henry Wetherington, Samuel Fisher, John Moore.
5 items, 5 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0e7a12dd-32f1-4051-b113-458310905205
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1791 F006 QS
Date Range
1791/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1791/11
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jo
Joseph
Scott, John
Gibson, William
Boyd, John
Gibson, John Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Enslaved persons
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1791 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Or Joseph.
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with stealing property of John Scott, an enslaved person held by William Gibson of Little Britain Twp.
Additional names: John Boyd, John Gibson Sr.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f62bc78-ca4b-47fc-9553-215629033852
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F021 QS
Date Range
1819/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lettia
Hannah
Delilah
Kennedy, William
Brown, Jeremiah Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Recognizance
Charge: absconding from enslaver
Harford County, Maryland
Maryland
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Hannah, Delilah.
African-American.
Enslaved persons.
Recognizance, absconding from enslaver, William Kennedy of Harford County, Maryland.
Additional name: Jeremiah Brown, Jr. of Little Britain Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/43fa6497-e332-46fd-b592-093734517460
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 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
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eaton, John
Craten, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: attempting to sell a person
African Americans
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on James Craten and taking him to Maryland with intent to sell him.
African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
18.000
Classification
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