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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7a92cc73-7a59-4f73-b639-912724531638
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1784 F010 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
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ironcutter, Peter
Deye, Valentine
Miller, Henry
Rosenburg, Alexander
Myer, George
Blaizer, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
North Carolina
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1784 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with stealing a mare, belonging to Valentine Deye of North Carolina.
Additional names: Henry Miller, Alexander Rosenburg, George Myer, Peter Blaizer.
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/c2dc3eda-68e7-4994-bbac-108433227496
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges for riot and murder
Object ID
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Date Range
1852/01
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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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Report

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c1eae23f-97ef-4595-b508-227991500410
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Grand Jury report
Object ID
AUG 1820 F003 QS
Date Range
1820/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Grand Jury report
Date Range
1820/08
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Grand Jury
Grand Jury reports
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Reports
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1820 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Grand jury report, jail is in good order.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8fc4feb1-b022-4866-8d5a-306483838190
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1816 F001 QS
Date Range
1816/08
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
1816/08
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Jury
Grand Jury reports
Reports
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1816 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Grand Jury report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2fecbfaa-f017-4639-a053-582757117824
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1856 F097 QS
Date Range
1856/08
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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
1856/08
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Haag, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: misdemeanor
Charge: violation of liquor law
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1856 F097 QS
Additional Notes
Misdemeanor; violating liquor laws.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
98.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/33b95690-8a75-42df-9303-963951371462
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1857 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
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Overholtzer, Samuel
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: violation of liquor law
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1857 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Violation of liquor laws.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e26a5fb7-fad2-434d-b93e-216517631654
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1857 F008 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
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Frank, Henry
Knapp, Lawrence
Shoenberger, Augustus
Haag, John
Witlinger, John
Sprenger, Elizabeth
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: violation of liquor law
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1857 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Lawrence Knapp; Augustus Shoenberger; John Haag; John Witlinger; Elizabeth Sprenger.
Violation of liquor laws.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/43456afb-c623-45b3-85df-521846596969
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1857 F013 QS
Date Range
1857/04
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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
1857/04
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bear, Lydia
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: violation of liquor law
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1857 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Violating liquor laws.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
10.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/18c7ab4a-2116-4e06-ab72-756225050812
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1857 F045 QS
Date Range
1857/08
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
1857/08
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kramer, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: violation of liquor law
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1857 F045 QS
Additional Notes
Selling liquor in violation of the law.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
41.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e3fc47f7-4889-4ce2-b4af-618213369725
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1857 F105 QS
Date Range
1857/08
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
1857/08
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Ogle, Charlotte
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: violation of liquor law
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1857 F105 QS
Additional Notes
Violating liquor laws.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
104.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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