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Certificate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/89577021-eed4-4e29-a1ed-458120388175
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1836 F014 QS
Date Range
1836
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.
Date Range
1836
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Raush, Henry
Harper, Oliver B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Certificates
Jailors
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1836 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Certificate of Henry Raush, keeper of the jail at Schuylkill County, regarding Oliver B. Harper.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/156d9e1c-99da-4db3-8a65-467032973114
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F025 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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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
1790/08
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5d46ddf5-8eb3-4a23-b509-612380253124
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1810 F003 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
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/918f78e7-8283-4215-af6d-899053304829
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1810 F009 QS
Date Range
1810/08
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.
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/eee11fc3-8499-456e-8c41-064811388503
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1811 F039 QS
Date Range
1811/08
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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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7bc24356-d8ce-4374-900a-995353447706
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1799 F015 QS
Date Range
1799/05
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.
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/db5e1a95-1fda-49d6-baee-549755148950
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1814 F059 QS
Date Range
1814/08
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.
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b98c37e8-4206-4edc-ae0f-154239182101
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1866 F070 QS
Date Range
1866/04
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.
Date Range
1866/04
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hartranft, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: bigamy
Marriage certificates
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1866 F070 QS
Additional Notes
Bigamy.
Includes: marriage certificate.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
67.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7cf691f5-92f5-43aa-94ca-103547138431
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Stephen Harris, et al.
Object ID
JAN 1843 F014 QS
Date Range
1843/01
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Stephen Harris, et al.
Date Range
1843/01
Creation Date
January 1843
Year
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harris, Stephen
Shultz, Jacob
Thomas, Frederick
Bacon, Nathaniel
Bacon, William
Fee, Lewis
Pearce, Washington
Smith, Robert
Brown, Moses
Butler, John
Stokes, Peter
Harper, William
Dickinson, Henry
Pusey, Edward
Davis, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: riot
African Americans
Persons of color
Churches
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1843 F014 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Jacob Shultz, Frederick Thomas, Nathaniel Bacon, William Bacon, Lewis Fee, Washington Pearce, Robert Smith, Moses Brown, John Butler Peter Stokes, William Harper, Henry Dickinson, Edward Pusey, Benjamin Davis.
Riot, on African Church in Columbia.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e4f688ca-df09-4d2c-bf30-708451995680
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Thomas Grims, et al.
Object ID
NOV 1816 F033 QS
Date Range
1816/11
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Thomas Grims, et al.
Date Range
1816/11
Creation Date
November 1816
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grims, Thomas
Grimes, Thomas
Bready, Alexander
McMinimy, John
McCready, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: trespassing
Charge: riot
Bart Twp.
Churches
Bees
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1816 F033 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Alexander Bready, John McMinimy.
Recognizance, trespass and riot on the house of James McCready, of Bart Twp., also for taking a bee tree from the land of the Church of Octorain, Bart Twp.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
18.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

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
More detail
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
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Negative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/676fe157-d981-44c4-828b-820610775600
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-39
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Petition to the Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions from citizens of Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, to have a new road laid out so that they may get to their post office without having to pay a turnpike toll.
The original of this document is in Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, MG-268, Series 2, Box 3, Folder 46.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Court records
Negatives
Petitions
Quarter Sessions
Roads
Salisbury Twp.
Tolls
Turnpikes
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-39
Images
thumbnail
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d3db890e-661e-42a5-a6de-655488904619
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Edward Stout
Object ID
AUG 1847 F049 QS
Date Range
1847/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges filed against Edward Stout
Date Range
1847/08
Creation Date
August 1847
Year
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Butler, Washington
Dellam, James
Seer, Henry
Stout, Edward
Westley, Samuel
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
Charge: disturbing a religious meeting
Charge: riot
Churches
Meetinghouses
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1847 F049 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: James Dellam; Washington Butler; Samuel Westley; Henry Seer.
Persons of color.
Distrubing a church service; riot.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a13c40b5-0fbe-4af0-a188-421993001679
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for D. C. Osborne
Object ID
NOV 1892 F311 QS
Date Range
1892
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for D. C. Osborne
Date Range
1892
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Osborne, D. C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: false pretenses
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1892 F311 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
False pretense.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
304.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e3fbf2f8-3a65-4a7d-a977-795308054116
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1788 F001 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Starred, William
McFannel, David
Frie, Emanuel
Starred, James
Williams, Thomas
Williams, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1788 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Additional name: James Starred.
Second defendant: David McFannel, slave of Emanuel Frie.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse belonging to Thomas Williams and Benjamin Williams.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a5638c25-324f-4d40-aea9-143991278036
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F001 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Seeger, John
Seeger, Henry
Williams, Benjamin
Bausman, Wendel
Hiens, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with biting off a person's finger
Additional names: Henry Seeger, Benjamin Williams, Wendel Bausman, Henry Hiens.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/18541ec1-2049-4600-b2b6-591189404811
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F002 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wilson, John Jr.
Roberts, Mary
Roberts, John
Roberts, Hugh
Moore, John
Teco, John
McCarriater, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery against Mary Roberts, John Roberts and Hugh Roberts.
Additional names: John Moore, John Teco, Patrick McCarriater.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/05771066-ed8f-4064-a69a-364367877870
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F003 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Starret, David
Starret, Robert
Starret, William
Clark, Brice
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Complaints
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Robert Starret, William Starret.
Complaint filed by Brice Clark.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/941ee6a3-8c2d-4f6b-9c80-827308647613
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F004 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gotshall, Peter
Cauffman, Andrew
Hufft, Jacob
Weaver, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: obstructing a road
Hempfield Twp.
Highways
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with obstructing a highway by Andrew Cauffman, the Supervisor of the Public Highway in Hempfield Twp.
Additional names: Jacob Hufft, Adam Weaver.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3be98f64-5665-4ae9-ba4f-554191977135
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F005 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Webb, William
Davis, William
Souder, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: William Davis.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse, property of John Souder.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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