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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1778 F002 QS
Date Range
1778/06
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
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1778 F005 QS
Date Range
1778/08
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
1778/08
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shaver, Peter
Free, Richard
Caughey, Francis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: refusing to take oath of allegiance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1778 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged for refusal to take an oath of allegiance.
Recognizances of Richard Free, Francis Caughey.
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
FEB 1778 F015 QS
Date Range
1778/02
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
1778/02
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Morris, Richard
Pheres, James
Rippon, William
Kerchenstagel, Ellenor
Hoofnagle, George
Hamond, Abnor
Myer, John
Eill, Nicholas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: forcible entry
Charge: selling cattle to the enemy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1778 F015 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizances.
Richard Morris, charged with purchasing cattle for the use of the enemy. Additional recognizance James Pheres.
William Rippon, charged with fornication and bastardy with Ellenor Kerchenstagel. Additional recognizance of George Hoofnagle.
Abnor Hamond, charged with forcible entry and false recruitment. Additional recognizances of John Myer, Nicholas Eill.
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
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
"A charge delivered to the grand-jury by the Honourable Thomas McKean, Esquire, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer...held at Lancaster...being the first court of its kind held in the state under the common-wealth..."
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F013_It01
Date Range
1778/04
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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
"A charge delivered to the grand-jury by the Honourable Thomas McKean, Esquire, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer...held at Lancaster...being the first court of its kind held in the state under the common-wealth..."
Description
"A charge delivered to the grand-jury by the Honourable Thomas McKean, Esquire, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer, and general goal delivery, held at Lancaster, for the county of Lancaster, on the seventh day of April, 1778, being the first court of its kind held in the state under the common-wealth, and published by special request of the said grand-jury." Printed by Francis Bailey, King Street, Lancaster.
Date Range
1778/04
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Series 02, Box 0001
People
Bailey, Francis
McKean, Thomas
Subjects
Statutes and codes
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Search Terms
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Grand Jury
Great Britain
Homicide
Indigenous peoples
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Laws
Lotteries
Murder
Persons of color
Revolutionary War
Treason
Extent
1 item, 10 pages scanned
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F013_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 13, Item 1
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 10 May 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1775 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
1775
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Douglas, Martha
Douglas, Robert
Mitchel, Martha
Watt, John
Pattan, Hugh
Pattan, Thomas
Pattan, Thomas Jr.
Pattan, Jean
Pattan, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Examinations
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1775 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Daughter of Robert Douglas.
Examination, against John Watt for fornication and bastardy.
Recognizance of Martha Mitchel, to testify against Hugh Pattan, for assault on Thomas Pattan.
Additional names: Thomas Pattan Jr., Jean Pattan, Mary Pattan.
2 items, 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
AUG 1778 F006 QS
Date Range
1778/08
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
1778/08
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Alspach, John
Gross, Henry
Rippen, William
Muscatnuss, John
Anderson, William
Hoffman, John
Minns, Elizabeth
Martin, Stephen
Groscop, Margaret
Offner, Catharine
Wilhelm, Adam
Stoner, George
Yentz, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1778 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizances.
1) John Alspach, Henry Gross, William Rippen, John Muscatnuss. Charged with selling liquor without a license.
2) William Anderson, soldier of the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment. Charged with stealing clothing, property of Elizabeth Minns. Additional names: Stephen Martin, Margaret Groscop, Catharine Offner.
3) John Hoffman. Charged with stealing. Additional names: Adam Wilhelm, George Stoner, George Yentz.
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
NOV 1779 F005 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
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Dougherty, Charles
Miller, George
Harkins, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: making threatening remarks
Charge: damaging property
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1779 F005 QS
Additional Notes
No date given.
Recognizance of George Miller, to prosecute Charles Dougherty and John Harkins for making threats and damaging property.
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 1772 F007 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
1772
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Graaf, Mathias
Huck, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1772 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with stealing and assaulting Christian Huck.
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
MAR 1778 F003 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ramsay, David
Maxwell, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Additional name: Maxwell, James.
Recognizance, to prefer a bill of indictment against Mulatto man and woman.
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
MAR 1778 F004 QS
Date Range
1778/03
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Ramsay, John
Galbrath, James
Feb
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Additional name: Galbrath, James.
Recognizance, to give evidence against a mulatto man called Feb.
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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