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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Date Range
1783/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Date Range
1783/02
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Barr, John
Gleis, Elizabeth
Jordan, John
Ryan, John
Willis, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Charge: receiving and selling stolen goods
Charge: stealing
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Recognizance, for buying stolen clothing, property of Mary Willis.
Additional name: John Jordan.
Second defendants: John Ryan, a prisoner of war; also John Barr, soldier.
Defendants confessed guilt to receiving and selling stolen clothing.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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 fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Daniel Peck
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Date Range
1782/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Daniel Peck
Date Range
1782/02
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Peck, Daniel
Shugart, Zachary
Whitlock, Captain
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners of war
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Captains
Charge: stealing
Mittimus
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Revolutionary War
Servants
Soldiers
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Or Peck, Joshia.
British prisoner of war, a servant of Captain Whitlock.
Mittimus, charged with stealing items from Zachary [Shugart].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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 fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges for riot and murder
Object ID
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Date Range
1852/01
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges for riot and murder
Date Range
1852/01
Creation Date
January 1852
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Butler, Thomas
Carter, Nelson
Caulsberg, Daniel
Clark, Elijah
Clarkson, Isaiah
Clarkson, Lewis
Clemens, Hezekiah
Clinch, Abraham
Gales, Lewis
Green, Henry
Harris, Walter
Holliday, John
Hunter, Charles
Jackson, John
Johnston, Benjamin
Moore, Jacob
Morgan, John
Pendergrast, Benjamin
Pernsley, Alson
Philips, Jacob
Reed, George
Scarlett, Joseph P.
Sims, Henry
Stewart, Light
Thompson, Ezekiel
Valentine, Charley
Wells, George
Williams, George
Williams, William
Wilson, Collister
Subjects
African Americans--History
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Slavery
Search Terms
Charge: murder
Charge: riot
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Christiana Resistance
Fugitive slave law
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Slavery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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
Riot; murder.
Christiana Resistance.
Defendants: John Morgan; Henry Sims; Charley Valentine; Lewis Clarkson; Charles Hunter; Lewis Gales; George Williams; Alson Pernsley; Light Stewart; Joseph Scarlet; William Brown; Ezekiel Thompson; Daniel Caulsberg; Isaiah Clarkson; Benjamin Pendergrast; Elijah Clark; Henry Green; William Williams; John Holliday; William Brown; George Reed; Benjamin Johnston; John Jackson; Thomas Butler; Collister Wilson; Hezekiah Clemens; George Wells; Walter Harris; Abraham Clinch; Nelson Carter; Jacob Philips; Jacob Moore.
1 item, 7 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Description Level
Item
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-28-04-07
Date Range
November 23, 1951
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, left, smilinly chats with Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Strickler, commander of the 28th Division, as he reviews newly arrived troops of the Pennsylvania National Guard outfit. Ike told the GIs that preserving the peace "Is all we want and all we are trying to do."
Provenance
From MG-29 The General Daniel B. Strickler Collection
Date Range
November 23, 1951
Creator
Lechner, Ernst
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Strickler, Daniel Bursk
Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
Search Terms
Military
Pennsylvania National Guard
28th Division
Korean War
United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-28-04-07
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-09-02-29
Date Range
December 13, 1918
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
World War I - U.S.S. Pennsylvania, arriving at Brest, France, December 13, 1918.
Provenance
Presented by Alice L. Hurst of Witmer, a nurse with the United States Navy, stationed in Brest, France, during World War I.
Date Range
December 13, 1918
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
USS Pennsylvania
Warships
World War I
United States Navy
Place
Brest, France
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-09-02-29
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-05-24
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Soldiers and sailors possibly from World War I
Creator
Heiges, George L.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Soldiers
Sailors
World War I
Military
United States Army
United States Navy
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-17-05-24
Negative Number
4 1/4" x 2 1/2"
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-05-25
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Soldiers and sailors, possibly from World War I
Creator
Heiges, George L.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Soldiers
Sailors
World War I
United States Army
United States Navy
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-17-05-25
Negative Number
4 1/4" x 2 1/2"
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Naval recruits at Franklin and Marshall College
Object ID
4-02-01-58
Date Range
1944/07/22
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Naval recruits at Franklin and Marshall College
Description
Naval recruits on the bleachers at Williamson Field, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, during World War II.
Date Range
1944/07/22
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Shafe Photo Studio
Subject
Photographs
Classification
4-02-01-58
Search Terms
United States Navy
World War II
Military
Franklin and Marshall College
Williamson Field
Bleachers
Sailors
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
8 x 27 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
4-02-01-58
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2024.015
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Naval recruits at Franklin and Marshall College
Object ID
4-02-01-59
Date Range
1944/07/22
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Naval recruits at Franklin and Marshall College
Description
Naval recruits on the steps of Hartman Hall, Franklin and Marshall College. Sign above entrance reads U. S. Naval Training Unit Headquarters. V-12, Co. F.
Date Range
1944/07/22
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subject
Photographs
Classification
4-02-01-59
Search Terms
United States Navy
World War II
Military
Franklin and Marshall College
Hartman Hall
Sailors
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
8 x 21 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
4-02-01-59
Accession Number
2024.015
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Naval recruits at Franklin and Marshall College
Object ID
4-02-01-60
Date Range
1944/07/22
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Naval recruits at Franklin and Marshall College
Description
Naval recruits on the bleachers at Williamson Field, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, during World War II.
Date Range
1944/07/22
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Shafe Photo Studio
Subject
Photographs
Classification
4-02-01-60
Search Terms
United States Navy
World War II
Military
Franklin and Marshall College
Williamson Field
Bleachers
Sailors
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
8 x 27 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
4-02-01-60
Accession Number
2024.015
Images
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