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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1791 F001 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
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McWilliams, John
Woods, David
Black, Samuel
Ramsey, Manaseh
Hamilton, John
Werntz, Conrad
Lutz, John
Mercer, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: rescue
Charge: assault and battery
Constables
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1791 F001 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
First defendants: John McWilliams, David Woods, Samuel Black, Manaseh Ramsey.
Charged with assisting rescue; assault and battery against Conrad Werntz, Constable and John Lutz, Deputy Constable.
Second defendant: John Hamilton.
Charged with assault and battery on complaint by Conrad Werntz, Constable and John Lutz, Deputy Constable.
Additional name: James Mercer.
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 1775 F005 QS
Date Range
1775/04
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
1775/04
Year
1775
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, Henry
Fredrick, Bulman
Hook, Anna Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1775 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy against Anna Mary [Hook].
Additional name: Fredrick Bulman.
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 1809 F036 QS
Date Range
1809/08
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
1809/08
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wilson, John
Hamilton, John
Lightner, Nathaniel
Wallace, William
Hamilton, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Summons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1809 F036 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault on John Hamilton.
Summons.
Additional names: Nathaniel Lightner, William Wallace, Robert Hamilton.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
40.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1809 F050 QS
Date Range
1809/08
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
1809/08
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jacobs, Daniel
Wilson, John
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing rye
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1809 F050 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with stealing rye from John Wilson.
Additional name: John Hamilton.
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
JAN 1810 F017 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
Hamilton, John
Wallace, William
Waters, Robert
Cooper, William
Hamilton, Lyle
Baker, Jacob
Baker, Joel
Woods, Thomas
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: trespassing
Charge: destruction of property
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1810 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Wallace, Robert Waters, William Cooper, Lyle Hamilton, Jacob Baker, Joel Baker, Thomas Woods.
Recognizance, trespass and damage to property of John Wilson.
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
JAN 1810 F022 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
Horner, Samuel
Hare, Benjamin
Smith, Christian
Smith, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: misdemeanor
Waggoners
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1810 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: waggoner.
Recognizance, misdemeanor charged by Benjamin Hare.
Additional names: Christian Smith, Henry Smith.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
23.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
APR 1845 F013 MC
Date Range
1845/04
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1845/04
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0019
People
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1845 F013 MC
Box Number
019
Additional Notes
Petition for tavern license
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
APR 1846 F018 MC
Date Range
1846/04
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1846/04
Year
1846
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1846 F018 MC
Box Number
020
Additional Notes
Petition for tavern license
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F030 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
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, Henry
Leedum, John
Good, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Information
Testimonies
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on oath of John Leedum.
Information.
Testimony of David Good.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
7.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1897 F039 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
1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1897 F039 QS
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
39.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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