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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/34d3ad97-b5af-49b0-83cf-014455972465
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1784 F005 QS
Date Range
1784/02
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1784/02
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Borrey, John
Isaac
Slough, Mathias
Barr, George
Slough, Mary
Slough, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Charge: stealing
Charge: tippling house
Elizabeth Twp.
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1784 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with keeping a tippling house and selling of spiritous liquors without license in Elizabeth Twp. Additional name: George Barr.
Second defendant: Isaac. African-American. Mathias Slough, master.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a gold watch, property of Mary Slough.
Additional name: George Slough.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/33765810-8c96-4da2-854f-431887365053
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1850 F025 QS
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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.
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henry, David
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: taking liquor to jail
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1850 F025 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Taking liquor to jail.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c1d905ce-4d17-4c28-8724-514584004824
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1860 F054 QS
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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.
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: selling liquor illegally
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1860 F054 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Selling liquor contrary to law.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
64.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/32ce02c1-a018-4291-89de-871831975723
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1854 F025 QS
Date Range
1854/11
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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
1854/11
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jones, John
Smith, Lydia
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: furnishing liquor after notice
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1854 F025 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Complainant is Lydia Smith.
Furnishing liquor after notice.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Case Number
5.000
Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c2f0b1a5-fc49-4c83-992c-146150612933
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1814 F005 QS
Date Range
1814/04
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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
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
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Case Number
6.000
Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f45db37e-cd9f-42fe-8f8f-208430989438
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1816 F005 QS
Date Range
1816/04
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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
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
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0db521b0-5a6d-4922-8d1b-389331547549
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1816 F009 QS
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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.
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
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f4ed70c-72e6-4285-9fe6-532682232392
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F003 QS
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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.
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
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9a827264-ad8a-48fe-bfe4-904424468980
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F004 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c7493771-3fdc-4108-9420-029398956280
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F008 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Job
Feb
Zeb
Ramsey, David
Kendrick, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Also Zeb or Feb. A mulatto man and woman.
Recognizance, charged of felony by David Ramsey.
Additional name: Henry Kendrick.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f1d6de01-ce02-4d69-8634-625647509762
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F009 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Job
Ramsey, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F009 QS
Additional Notes
A mulatto man.
Warrant, charged with felony by David Ramsay.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a08fe41e-1c46-4d38-a131-934645339437
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1778 F010 QS
Date Range
1778/03
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/03
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Zeb
Feb
February
Ramsey, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1778 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Or February. A mulatto woman.
Warrant, charged with felony by David Ramsay.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1caa1ffe-751b-41bb-9815-228141009964
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1778 F020 QS
Date Range
1778/05
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/05
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Drum, Jacob
Drum, Mary
Tobe
Williams, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Subpoenas
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1778 F020 QS
Notes
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Subpoena, to Margaret Williams, Jacob Drum, Mary Drum.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/61a1daa8-4be1-4bbe-982e-713151410203
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1778 F021 QS
Date Range
1778/05
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/05
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kendrick, Henry
Ruston, Job
Tobe
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: harboring an enslaved person
Complaints
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Slaveholders
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1778 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Complaint by Job Ruston, that Henry Kendrick harbored his enslaved person.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/01a82159-a909-430f-8ad4-042426332305
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1779 F013 QS
Date Range
1779/08
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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
1779/08
Year
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hannah
Reed, William
Reed, John
Moore, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Recognizance
Enslaved persons
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1779 F013 QS
Additional Notes
African-American, slave to William Reed.
Recognizance of William Reed of Hannah charged with assisting John Reed in assaulting James Moore.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/944ca063-1e19-489b-94bb-077013109478
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F031 QS
Date Range
1804/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1804/11
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grubb, Thomas
Hanes, Timothy
July
McCollough, George
McSparran, James
Mehaffey, Dominick
Strong, Halbert
Strong, Halbert Jr.
Strong, Halbert Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Charge: forcible entry
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F031 QS
Additional Notes
Dated NOV 1803.
Also: Halbert Strong.
Multiple recognizances.
Additional names: James McSparran, Dominick Mehaffey, July (African-American), Timothy Hanes, Thomas Grubb.
6 items, 6 pieces
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7a81a992-a9f7-4407-ae1d-323920251857
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1805 F004 QS
Date Range
1805/05
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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
1805/05
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Craig, Samuel
Porter, Robert
Wilson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Inquests
Charge: stealing
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1805 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Grand Inquest, charged with stealing items from Robert Porter.
Additional name: Thomas Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0227d8b0-9acc-4b27-bf8a-844711511192
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Date Range
1805/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1805/11
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henrietta
Peggy
Sewell, Clement
Wright, Henry
Wright, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Correspondence
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Queen Anne County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Correspondence from Queen Anne County, Maryland, regarding enslaved persons, Peggy and Henny, who petitioned in Lancaster County for their freedom.
Samuel Wright, acting administrator of the estate of Clement [Sewell].
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a275710f-0623-4b72-baa7-432982557980
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F004 QS
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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.
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Carter, Daniel
Snevely, Christian
Hainy, Abraham
Gall, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: suspicion of theft
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with suspicion of stealing property belonging to Christian Snevely.
Additional names: Abraham [Hainy], Henry Gall.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6d181186-75b3-4784-bdf3-284387127755
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 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
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
George
Cully, James
Brown, Patrick
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Little Britain Twp.
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F007 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with threatening a boy belonging to James Cully, Little Britain Twp.
Additional names: Patrick Brown, John Wilson.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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