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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/567fac7e-66f8-4a27-bf16-158429909551
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1861 F033 QS
Date Range
1861/04
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
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fb0357f0-e62f-499f-b9a0-021144110206
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1818 F011 QS
Date Range
1818/04
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
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
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List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7fc71a87-0d2d-4d65-b6cf-965009437015
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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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
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
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d28be31d-4d5b-4c76-9477-578614874820
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F017 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
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Tillman, Martha
Dunn, Darius
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: runaway
Servants
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1817 F017 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment, runaway servant of Darias Dunn.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d7d85dbf-f2d4-4903-8e97-055096974629
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F030 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
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bradford, Isaac
Morrison, Mary
Morrison, Joseph
Chambers, Levi
Brinton, Elizabeth
Reynolds, Israel
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
NOV 1817 F030 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, assault and battery on Mary Morrison.
Recognizance of Mary Morrison, Joseph Morrison, Levi Chambers, Elizabeth Brinton, Israel Reynolds.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
14.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/08db4613-35d0-49ee-967b-166324065733
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1818 F022 QS
Date Range
1818/04
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
1818/04
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Williams, Mary
McLain, Hector
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1818 F022 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, larceny on oath of Hector McLain, African-American.
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/06b87473-03d8-4598-9b56-074448451276
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F006 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Liston, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F006 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Case report, larceny.
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/84bcd319-e776-499b-a969-956628158580
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F007 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Rolands, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F007 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Case report, larceny.
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/1f8d6f48-0cd4-418e-9d8c-427389105238
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F037 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnson, Thomas
Wilson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: threatening a person
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F037 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, assaulting and threatening John Wilson.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
13.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b5244ded-3970-4760-8db6-330137140090
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F002 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
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gardner, Thomas
Brown, John
West, John
Coleman, Frederick
Roland, John
Liston, John
Roxbury, William
Eaton, John
Waggoner, Christian
Ditzler, John
Conrad, John
Foulk, David
McCurdy, James
Ree, William
Lynch, Biddy
McGranahan, John
Kindard, Samuel
Zarn, William
Sheaffer, George
Fenstermacher, Philip
Reynolds, Abner
Toland, William
Shindle, Jacob
Kennedy, Patrick
Gingrich, Christian
Stuck, Adam
Chamberlin, Calvin
Kaufman, John
Stauffer, Martin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F002 QS
Additional Notes
List of prisoners.
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/44b6b19b-c077-4086-99dc-663644135924
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F031 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
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kinard, Samuel
Hood, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: burglary
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F031 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, burglary on affirmation of Thomas Hood.
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/43fa6497-e332-46fd-b592-093734517460
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 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
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eaton, John
Craten, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: attempting to sell a person
African Americans
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on James Craten and taking him to Maryland with intent to sell him.
African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
18.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3520c38c-7e50-4ca2-99de-153043676667
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1819 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
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Copeland, John
Tobson, Thomas
Gardner, George Washington
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1819 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Thomas Tobson.
Transcription of the case, assault and battery on oath of George Washington Gardner, African-American.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3559da95-cb60-46a2-8c3a-883102205340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1819 F023 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
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rolands, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Bill of costs
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1819 F023 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Bill of costs, larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
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/34fecf6d-ffda-48b2-84b3-343707381220
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1819 F021 QS
Date Range
1819/04
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
1819/04
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harman, Robert
Eaton, John
Gover, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1819 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Also: John Eaton.
Recognizance, assault and battery on Mary Gover, African-American.
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/2b05df27-11f8-4ea9-80a6-467884958838
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1819 F027 QS
Date Range
1819/04
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
1819/04
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, Joseph
McCullough, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Bill of costs
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1819 F027 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, larceny on oath of David McCullough.
Bill of costs.
2 items, 2 pieces
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/13a4bf34-0dd9-4e9c-bea1-508884254360
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F005 QS
Date Range
1819/08
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
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Flora
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: murder
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Subpoenas
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Woman of color.
Subpoena, murder.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f62bc78-ca4b-47fc-9553-215629033852
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F021 QS
Date Range
1819/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lettia
Hannah
Delilah
Kennedy, William
Brown, Jeremiah Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Recognizance
Charge: absconding from enslaver
Harford County, Maryland
Maryland
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Hannah, Delilah.
African-American.
Enslaved persons.
Recognizance, absconding from enslaver, William Kennedy of Harford County, Maryland.
Additional name: Jeremiah Brown, Jr. of Little Britain Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/747057ad-9098-482a-b6d5-343157451070
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F057 QS
Date Range
1819/08
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
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Newcomb, James W.
Ally
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: kidnapping
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F057 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, kidnapping Ally, a person of color, to Maryland.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
28.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/78e3b7c4-ff2d-4c8f-a536-741762620191
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F012 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
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Houston, John P.
Huston, John P.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F012 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, larceny.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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