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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Date Range
1783/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Date Range
1783/02
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Barr, John
Gleis, Elizabeth
Jordan, John
Ryan, John
Willis, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Charge: receiving and selling stolen goods
Charge: stealing
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Recognizance, for buying stolen clothing, property of Mary Willis.
Additional name: John Jordan.
Second defendants: John Ryan, a prisoner of war; also John Barr, soldier.
Defendants confessed guilt to receiving and selling stolen clothing.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1818 F011 QS
Date Range
1818/04
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
1818/04
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Flora
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Jurors
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1818 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Woman of color.
List of jurors.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1797 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
1797
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Odlin, Robert
Crawford, Alexander
Heiss, John
O'Neal, Francis
Sweitzer, Daniel
Diffenderfer, Philip
Reitzel, Christopher
Lutzman, John
Ehler, Daniel
Reece, James
Troyer, Adam
Gross, Anne Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Prisoners
Innkeepers
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1797 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Alexander Crawford.
List of recognizance.
Additional names: John Heiss, Francis O'Neal, Daniel Sweitzer, Philip Diffenderfer, Christopher Reitzel, John Lutzman, Daniel Ehler, James Reece, Adam Troyer, Anne Mary Gross.
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 1817 F058 QS
Date Range
1817/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1817/08
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shaub, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: horse stealing
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Witness fees
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1817 F058 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, horse stealing.
Mittimus.
Witness bill.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
15.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1816 F016 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
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hershey, Christian Jr.
Todd, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Fees
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1816 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on James Todd.
Fee list.
2 items, 2 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 1816 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
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McCotter, Thomas
Roberts, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Information
Habeas corpus
Fees
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1816 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, larceny on oath of Isaac Roberts.
Information of Isaac Roberts.
Habeas corpus.
Fees.
5 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
11.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1814 F005 QS
Date Range
1814/04
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
1814/04
Year
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, Henry
Johnson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Lancaster
Storekeepers
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1814 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: storekeeper.
Recognizance, assault and battery on Samuel Johnson, African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
6.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1816 F005 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
People
Free, Jacob
Feree, Jacob
Aikens, Louisa
Dickson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Persons of color
Servants
Lancaster
Examinations
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1816 F005 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, fornication and bastardy with Louisa Aikens, African-American, servant of William Dickson, Lancaster.
Examination of Louisa Aikens.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1816 F009 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
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Mayberry, Jerry
Mayberry, Jeremiah
Reynolds, Jane
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
African Americans
Persons of color
Lancaster
Examinations
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1816 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, fornication and bastardy with Jane Reynolds, African-American, from Lancaster.
Examination of Jane Reynolds.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F021 QS
Date Range
1819/08
Collection
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
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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