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Writ

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b6024235-ff5f-4e52-bb17-782011978911
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1842 F018
Date Range
1842
More detail
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1842
Year
1842
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Mordew, Anthony
Ehler, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sheriffs
Petitions
Recognizance
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1842 F018
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Petitioner: Mordew, Anthony.
Filed against: Ehler, John. Occupation: sheriff.
Petition.
Copy of recognizances.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
372.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
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Writ

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9a5f82be-e3af-465c-a6eb-360934552900
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1824 F005
Date Range
1824
More detail
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1824
Year
1824
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Manly, Joseph
Mauley, Joseph
Heinitsh, August
Eves, Abraham S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Jailors
Affidavits
Recognizance
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1824 F005
Box Number
002
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Or Mauley, Joseph.
Petitioner: Manly, Joseph.
Filed against: Heinitsh, August. His occupation: jailor.
Affidavit.
Recognizance.
Habeas corpus, answer by Abraham S. Eves and decision.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
215.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a6122bb6-23a4-43b0-a684-590937093332
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F013 QS
Date Range
1817/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1817/11
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Davis, Lewis
Parkes, Edward
Watts, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault
Charge: surety of the peace
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1817 F013 QS
Additional Notes
1) Edward Parkes.
Recognizance, assaulting William Watts.
2) Lewis Davis.
Mittimus, surety of the peace.
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/109fdcca-e55f-42fc-a41b-624802421447
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F019 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grosher, Thomas
Grosher, James
Grosher, John
Hess, David
Stewart, Edward
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F019 QS
Additional Notes
Also: James Grosher, John Grosher.
Recognizance, charged with keeping the peace to David Hess.
Commitment.
Additional name: Edward Stewart.
4 items, 4 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/9fe1e614-eadb-4062-8bb0-349549311080
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1817 F007 QS
Date Range
1817/04
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
1817/04
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Butler, Joseph
Bowman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1817 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, surety of the peace towards John Bowman.
Commitment.
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

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ccd96c79-31be-4ac6-b261-016530992788
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1785 F003 QS
Date Range
1785/08
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
1785/08
Year
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bilineslee, Alexander
Billonsby, Alexander
Cunningham, Hugh
Stewart, James
McKee, John
Griffith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Commitment papers
Jailors
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1785 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Or Billonsby, Alexander.
Commitment by Hugh Cunningham, jailkeeper.
Recognizance.
Additional names: James Stewart, John McKee, John Griffith.
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

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0438ef13-ee7b-4027-84b0-461641412829
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1806 F047 QS
Date Range
1806/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1806/08
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brenneman, Jacob
Cameron, William
Galbraith, James
Lusk, James
Shallaberger, Abraham
Watkins, Nathan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: larceny
Coopers
Donegal Twp.
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1806 F047 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: cooper.
Mittimus and recognizance, charged with larceny by James Lusk.
Additional names: William Cameron, Abraham Shallaberger, James Galbraith, Jacob Brenneman.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e2b8813d-7ed9-447b-aac8-870588920060
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1812 F006 QS
Date Range
1812/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1812/08
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Breneman, John
King, John
Lindeman, Ledwick
Patterson, Alexander
Ross, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1812 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on John Ross.
Mittimus.
Additional names: John Breneman, Alexander Patterson, Ledwick Lindeman.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7e29108e-c5c7-467d-9c03-425533345950
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1814 F038 QS
Date Range
1814/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1814/08
Year
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnson, James
Scott, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Complaints
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1814 F038 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on John Scott.
Complain on John Scott.
Mittimus.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
10.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/69877118-6fc4-40c4-9ec0-304338423170
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1811 F035 QS
Date Range
1811/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1811/08
Year
1811
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Runner, William
Snodgrass, Samuel
White, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: horse stealing
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1811 F035 QS
Additional Notes
Mittimus.
Recognizance, stole horse belonging to William White.
Additional name: Samuel Snodgrass.
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

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/627ea52e-e84d-4780-8d62-320446399490
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1778 F002 QS
Date Range
1778/06
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/06
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Beashor, Mathias
Becker, John
Jones, Samuel
Long, Gehan
Long, Killian
Snevely, Jacob
Thome, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: misprision of treason
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1778 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Mittimus and recognizance, guilty of misprision of treason.
Additional names: Samuel Jones, John Becker, John Thome.
Recognizance of Gehan Long, Mathias Beashor, Jacob Snevely.
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

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/438d0ca9-975e-4dc3-b302-310668156059
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1817 F058 QS
Date Range
1817/08
More detail
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7d7724e5-69ef-4900-9f34-253942303628
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F027 QS
Date Range
1817/11
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1817/11
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Quinn, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: larceny
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1817 F027 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, larceny.
Mittimus.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
10.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fe8dbbb1-398f-4ad3-a1a4-277163981576
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F028 QS
Date Range
1817/11
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1817/11
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: horse stealing
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1817 F028 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, horse stealing.
Mittimus.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
12.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d6860ad2-8dcb-4257-827c-163304899850
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F028 QS
Date Range
1819/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Whitson, Barbara
Whitson, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: threatening a person
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F028 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, threatening Barbara Whitson, his wife and their children.
Mittimus.
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

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4a39a97d-b6c0-4a5f-8198-248192414380
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1821 F013 QS
Date Range
1821/01
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1821/01
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Graybill, Jacob
Hamilton, William
Kain, James
McGrann, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: accessory to a felony
Mittimus
Motions
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1821 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Patrick McGrann.
Recognizance, accessory in concealing William Hamiliton, on oath of Jacob Graybill.
Mittimus.
Motion for a new trial.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6538f44b-9f7c-483d-91c6-563520987428
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F036 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
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Adams, Thomas F. G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Schoolmasters
Recognizance
Charge: counterfeiting
Charge: forgery
Subpoenas
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F036 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: schoolmaster.
Recognizance, counterfeiting and forgery.
Subpoena.
Commitment.
3 items, 3 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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/73de198b-bc99-4b76-9b58-246301974083
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Reed, Peter
Dietrich, Henry
Dietrich, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: concealing the death of an illegitimate child
Coroners
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged by Peter Reed, Coroner, for concealing the death her bastard child.
Commitment.
Additional names: Henry Dietrich, Elizabeth Dietrich.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/bafc0083-6b76-4594-afac-385381222030
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F009 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, Peter
Road, Henry
Shiveley, John
Abraham, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Henry Road.
Commitment.
Additional names: John Shiveley, John Abraham.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc3ccc38-0941-4490-ba6e-119497312110
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1815 F023 QS
Date Range
1815/08
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
1815/08
Year
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Rebecca
Brown, Henry
Isherwood, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Commitment papers
Recognizance
Weavers
Charge: persuading an apprentice to depart
Apprentices
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1815 F023 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment.
Recognizance, persuading Henry Brown, apprentice to Robert Isherwood, weaver, to depart.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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