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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1861 F033 QS
Date Range
1861/04
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
1861/04
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Maria
Allen, Abraham
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: murder
Persons of color
Jurors
Jury lists
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1861 F033 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Murder of Abraham Allen, African-American.
Jury list.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
36.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
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
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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
1801/11
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Anthony
Bryson, James
Cato
Dick, Alexander
Frank, John
Isaac
Killian, Susanah
Kurtz, Christian
Ludman, Jacob
McCausland, William
Newcomberb, Daniel
Ross, James
Veltneas, John
Wilmot, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Enslaved persons
Jails
Lists of prisoners
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Servants
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
Alexander Dick, felony.
Susanah Killian, suspicion of felony.
John Wilmot, felony.
Anthony (mulatto), felony.
John Frank, servant to William McCausland.
Cato (African-American), slave to James Ross.
Isaac (African-American), servant to James Bryson of Cumberland County.
Jacob Ludman, for abusing his wife.
John Veltnear, debtor.
Daniel Newcomber, debtor.
Christian Kurtz, debtor.
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
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
  1 document  
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.
Copyright
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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
JAN 1859 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
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Robinson, Jacob
Washington, Hiram
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1859 F016 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: Hiram Washington.
Larceny.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
13.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1859 F056 QS
Date Range
1859/04
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
1859/04
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bryson, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1859 F056 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
52.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1859 F063 QS
Date Range
1859/04
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
1859/04
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Jacob G.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: shooting a person
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1859 F063 QS
Additional Notes
Committed to prison for shooting John Harris, African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
61.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charge against a Mr. Anderson
Object ID
AUG 1859 F063 QS
Date Range
1859/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charge against a Mr. Anderson
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1859/08
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: rape
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1859 F063 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
African-American.
Rape.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
67.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Stephen James
Object ID
AUG 1859 F130 QS
Date Range
1859/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Stephen James
Date Range
1859/08
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
James, Stephen
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: burglary
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1859 F130 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Burglary.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
149.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1859 F069 QS
Date Range
1859/11
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
1859/11
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Green, Abner
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1859 F069 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
68.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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