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Record, Judicial

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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 F026 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
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hiey, Jacob
Scott, David
Hough, Jonathan
Leaman, John
Camel, John
Galbreath, William B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F026 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on David Scott (African-American).
Additional names: Jonathan Hough, John Leaman, John Camel, William B. Galbreath.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Writ

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f694421e-7d5e-4f93-822b-282320038690
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Paper of Charles Bennet
Object ID
Habeas 1854 F001
Date Range
1854
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Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Paper of Charles Bennet
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
1854
Year
1854
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Bennet, Charles
Fondersmith, D. B.
Locher, Henry C.
Long, Henry Grimler
Souders, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Habeas corpus
Search Terms
Persons of color
Habeas corpus
Charge: drunk and disorderly conduct
Petitions
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1854 F001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Box Number
005
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.
Notes
The text of the writ is cut off on the left side--may have been printed askew.
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
Charged with drunken and disorderly conduct.
Person of color.
Petitioner: Bennet, Charles.
Filed against: Locher, Henry C. Occupation: prisonkeeper.
Petition.
Copy of warrant of commitment.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appintment - contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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 publication fee.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Case Number
813.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Writ

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/96958ea1-6351-4ddb-894a-502201236621
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Paper of John Morris
Object ID
Habeas 1853 F023
Date Range
1853
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Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Paper of John Morris
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
1853
Year
1853
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Fisher, J. W.
Hess, Jeremiah
Locher, Henry C.
Long, Henry Grimler
Morris, John
Vondersmith, D. B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Habeas corpus
Search Terms
Charge: stealing
Habeas corpus
Persons of color
Petitions
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1853 F023
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
005
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.
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
Charged with stealing.
Person of color.
Petitioner: Morris, John.
Filed against: Locher, Henry C. Occupation: prisonkeeper.
Petition, includes copy of warrant of commitment.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment - contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permsision to publish. There is no publication fee.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Case Number
810.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9b904385-62a8-48e5-ae1a-477049846777
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 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
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hough, Jonathan
Scott, David
Galbreath, William
Leaman, John
Camel, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F025 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on David Scott.
Additional names: William Galbreath, John Leaman, John Camel.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/50050396-d3be-47ce-a6ba-213210861082
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1863 F119 QS
Date Range
1863/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1863/08
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Anderson, V. P.
Baker, J.
Barnets, H.
Blickenderfer, H.
Cooper, William
Cox, E.
Dorwart, J.
Fisher, Jacob
Frank, H.
Funk, A.
Gerlitski, J.
Greider, P. G.
Gundaker, Jacob
Herzog, J.
Horting, George
Kauffman, B. H.
Kauffman, J.
Kircher, George
Lutz, F.
Matzall, W.
McGrann, Mrs.
Michael, John
Miller, Frederick
Mishler, Isaac
Murray, George
Myers, A.
Okeson, Daniel
Rosenfelt, H. J.
Shenk, Christian
Shober, Emanuel
Sneckenberger, M.
Springer, E.
Strubb, H.
Trout, A.
Weise, John P.
Wenger, M.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constables
Constable's return
Charge: nuisance
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1863 F119 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, Northwest Ward.
Nuisance.
1 item, 1 piece
Anderson, V. P.; Baker, J.; Barnets, H.; Blickenderfer, H.; Cooper, William; Cox, E.; Dorwart, J.; Fisher, Jacob; Frank, H.; Funk, A.; Gerlitski, J.; Greider, P. G.; Gundaker, Jacob; Herzog, J.; Horting, George; Kauffman, B. H.; Kauffman, J.; Kircher, George; Lowery, [ ]; Lutz, F.
Marquart, [ ]; Matzall, W.; McGrann, Mrs.; Michael, John; Miller, Frederick; Mishler, Isaac; Murray, George; Myers, A.; Okeson, [Daniel]; Rosenfelt, H. J.; Shenk, Christian; Shober, Emanuel; Shober, Emanuel; Sneckenberger, M.; Springer, E.; Strubb, H.; Trout, A.; Weise, John P.; Wenger, M.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
127.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7cd3d0db-0bad-445c-920a-747411888313
Collection
John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Object ID
MG0274
Date Range
1865-1898
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Collection
John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Description
The John Leaman Collection consists primarily of letters between John Leaman of Leaman Place and businesses in Philadelphia regarding produce and grain markets and prices.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1865-1898
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1898
Date of Accumulation
1865-1898
Creator
Leaman, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Baumgardner, H.
Bruner, H. F.
Bushong, Viola
Eberman, E. M.
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Herr, Calvin A.
Herr, J. F.
Leaman, A.
Leaman, Henry
Leaman, John
Leaman, Joseph H.
Leaman, Mary E.
Leaman, William
Lefevre, C. H.
Rakestraw, Charles J.
Seldomridge, J. F.
Shuey, D. B.
Thomas, W. B.
Thomas, William B.
Witmer, John S.
Woods, John N.
Subjects
Business records
Crops
Farm produce
Grain trade
Letters
Produce trade
Search Terms
Agriculture
Bitners and Company
Business records
Columbia
Correspondence
Crops
Envelopes
Everts and Overdeer
F. M. and H. Brooke
Farm produce
Finding aids
First National Bank of Strasburg
Friedenthal
George Cookman and Company
Grain trade
Harbert and Raymond
James C. Walker and Son
Kennedy, Eckert and Company
Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company
Leaman Place, Paradise Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
McCallum and Sloan
Newberry Brothers
Prices
Princeton, New Jersey
Produce trade
Thomas, Mason and Company
Trout and Miller
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0274
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-274
Classification
MG0274
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b4e972a5-d54f-463f-b35e-527610051250
Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F019
Date Range
1889
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Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Description
Coroners' Inquests are inquests conducted by six men, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, into the cause of a person's death. Inquests include: municipality; name of coroner; signatures of the six jurors; name of decedent; date of inquest; reason for death; name of coroner's physician, and names of witnesses to the inquest. Handwritten on printed form.
System of Arrangement
Arranged numerically by inquest number.
Date Range
1889
Date of Accumulation
January 1889 - December 1889
Year
1889
Creator
Coroner
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Hochour, John
Hosehour, John
Rohrer, H. H.
Leaman, B.
Koch, J. F. M.
Kemrer, Joseph S.
Leaman, John
Bair, Jacob A.
Ulrich, Milton
Walter, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Coroners' Inquests
Coroners
Jurors
Physicians
Place
Williamstown, Paradise Twp.
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F019
Box Number
001
Associated Material
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Additional Notes
Or Hosechour, John.
Cause of death: apoplexy.
Deputy Coroner: Rohrer, H. H.
Coroner's Physician: Leaman, B.
Jurors: Koch, J. F. M.; Kemrer, Joseph S.; Leaman, John; Bair, Jacob A.; Ulrich, Milton; Walter, Jacob.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
136.000
Classification
RG 13-00 0102
Description Level
Item
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Probate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1353fe87-72f6-4e0f-a88d-005583461942
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1882 F060
Date Range
1882
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1882
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1882
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Leaman, John
Leaman, Barbara
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
East Lampeter Twp.
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1882 F060
Box Number
013
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Leaman, Barbara.
Administrator: none
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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Statement, Financial

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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1899 F021 L
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0241
People
Locher, Henry C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1899 F021 L
Box Number
241
Additional Notes
Zook, Morris. Executor and trustee.
2 items, 26 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Statement, Financial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/62f87b28-128a-4248-99aa-212864101258
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1881 F016 L
Date Range
1881
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1881
Year
1881
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0237
People
Locher, Henry C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1881 F016 L
Box Number
237
Additional Notes
Heinitsh, Charles A.; Peiper, William L.; Zook, Morris. Executors.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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