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Notice, Legal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d66b83d-4890-4b9f-a437-281018986650

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0705 I002

Date Range: 1882/11

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1882/11

Year: 1882

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Moore, Michael H.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Chickies Creek; Chiques Creek; Creeks; Michael H. Moore's Mill; Mills; Notifications; Rapho Twp.; West Hempfield Twp.

Place: Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.

Object Name: Notice, Legal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0705 I002

Box Number: 011

Additional Notes: Court term: November 1882.; Location: Near Michael H. Moore's Mill.; Document type: Notification that a bridge re-reviewer is not an impartial party.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Index

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3d218f70-85c6-4a60-9123-446214843990

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Index to Sheriff's Deeds (Lancaster City)

Object ID: RG 01-00 1847-005

Date Range: 1825-1900

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Index to Sheriff's Deeds (Lancaster City)

Description: One hardbound volume of what appears to be an index to sheriff's deeds. Lists names of grantor and grantee, book number and page number, location and description of property, date of entry, and name of previous owner. The Partition Docket records the division of land between the listed parties, gives the date, book number and page number, describes some properties and the value, and records the action taken. The Ejectment Docket records give the date and judgments for one case.; Contents of Vol. 1:; Book 1 (Apr 1825-Aug 1846); Book 2 (Dec 1846-Nov 1859); Book 3 (Apr 1859-Nov 1872); Book 4 (Jan 1873-Apr 1880); Book 5 (Aug 1880-Jan 1887); Book 6 (Apr 1887-Aug 1892); Book 7 (Dec 1892-Apr 1893); Partition Docket 1 (6 Jan, Apr 1887-Aug 1892); Partition Docket 2 (Aug 1864-Apr 1883); Ejectment Docket (Apr 1877-May 1880); Book 8 (Aug 1893-Sep 1896); Book 9 (Jun 1896-Sep 1899); Book 10 (Nov 1899-Jan 1900)

Date Range: 1825-1900

Creation Date: 1825-1900

Year Range From: 1825

Year Range To: 1900

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County); Real property

Search Terms: Court calendars; Court of Common Pleas; Dockets; Indexes; Lancaster; Property records; Real estate

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Index

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 1847-005

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 1847

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Claim

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/89e33bc6-dc59-470a-9f9c-096023051310

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Liens

Object ID: RG 01-00 0205

Date Range: 1876-1901

Owner Notes Municipality Street Year filed Docket No. and Page Document No. Box Bruner, Casper Lancaster North Prince Street 1876 2, 1 1 1 Amwake, Jacob B. Lancaster North Prince Street 1876 2, 1 1 1 Boyle, G. S. Lancaster West King Street 1876 2 2 1 Blaul, Jacob Lancaster East Lemon Street 1876 2

1 document

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Liens

Description: Documents filed with the Court of Common Pleas by municipalities in Lancaster County placing liens on real estate. The overwhelming majority were filed by the City of Lancaster. The next greatest number were filed by the Borough of Columbia. Other liens were filed by the boroughs of Adamstown, Ephrata, New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, and Washington. The liens show docket book and page numbers, the name of property owner, and then describe the location and size of the property along with buildings and improvements, the amount of money in question, and the cause for the assessment. These documents were recorded in Municipal Lien Docket Books 2 through 5, and are arranged in the order they appear therein. This leads to an oddity in filing order, in that the last 45 liens in Book 4 fall out of chronological sequence, overlapping and extending slightly beyond the dates of the liens in Book 5. Handwritten, plus a very few typewritten.

Date Range: 1876-1901

Year Range From: 1876

Year Range To: 1901

Date of Accumulation: 1876-1901

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subjects: African Americans--History; Liens; Real property; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Adamstown; Columbia; Court of Common Pleas; Ephrata; Lancaster; Liens; Municipal liens; New Holland; Persons of color; Quarryville; Real estate; Strasburg; Washington Boro

Extent: 6 boxes

Object Name: Claim

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 0205

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Information for each lien has been recorded in an Excel Spreadsheet which is available in the Research Center and the attached PDF.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 0205

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 09 December 2023.

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Docket

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/91ec2c71-c545-4974-817f-232115596844

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Lien Docket

Object ID: RG 01-00 0206-005

Date Range: 1875-1886

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Lien Docket

Description: Docket of liens filed against property owner or reputed owner showing names of parties, type and amount of lien, description of property, date entered and filed, and some show dispensation. Handwritten.

Date Range: 1875-1886

Creation Date: 1875-1886

Year Range From: 1875

Year Range To: 1886

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: Liens; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County); Real property

Search Terms: Court of Common Pleas; Dockets; Liens; Municipal liens; Reading, Lancaster and Baltimore Railroad

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Docket

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 0206-005

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; This volume's transcription was started by Betty Randolph in 2018. It is completed up to page 100.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 0206

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 09 December 2023.

Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a987d034-a16e-4b2b-8fa4-221324107060

Collection: Indictments

Title: Indictments

Object ID: APR 1880 F083

Date Range: 1880/04

Collection: Indictments

Title: Indictments

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1880/04

Year: 1880

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Charge: neglect of duty; Lancaster; Indictments

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Indictment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Parent Object ID: INDICTMENTS

Object ID: APR 1880 F083

Additional Notes: Lancaster City.; Neglect of duty.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 80.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0933

Description Level: Item

Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/79d5f611-3bd8-4c5e-90b2-430933479425

Collection: Indictments

Title: Indictments

Object ID: APR 1880 F093

Date Range: 1880/04

Collection: Indictments

Title: Indictments

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1880/04

Year: 1880

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Charge: nuisance; Lancaster; Indictments

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Indictment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Parent Object ID: INDICTMENTS

Object ID: APR 1880 F093

Additional Notes: Lancaster City; Nuisance; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 90.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0933

Description Level: Item

Contract

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/09cc1a72-a053-4cc1-8ee3-794836983200

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Contract for repairing floor of bridge; contract for lumber for floor

Object ID: Bridge F0460 I003

Date Range: 1889

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Contract for repairing floor of bridge; contract for lumber for floor

Description: [Lancaster and West Lampeter Twp.]; Location: Over Conestoga Creek.; Document types: Contract for repairing floor of bridge.; Contract for lumber for floor.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1889

Year: 1889

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Contracts; Creeks; Lancaster; Old Factory Bridge; West Lampeter Twp.

Place: Lancaster and West Lampeter Twp.

Extent: 2 items, 2 pieces

Object Name: Contract

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0460 I003

Box Number: 007

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/bf5a97c7-eb9b-46c7-918a-808235011330

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0465 I003

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1887

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Octoraro Creek; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Specifications; Bridges

Place: Lancaster County and Chester County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0465 I003

Box Number: 007

Additional Notes: [Lancaster County and Chester County]; Document type: Specification figures for a bridge.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1ed905ef-2bf6-4827-a899-007693325467

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0470 I005

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1886

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Conewago Creek; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Portsmouth, Dauphin County; Petitions; Bridges

Place: Lancaster County and Dauphin County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0470 I005

Box Number: 007

Additional Notes: Court term: August 1886.; Location: Near Portsmouth, Dauphin County.; Document type: Petitions for appointment of inspectors.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Specification

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9e4aba18-c6aa-4a25-a65a-430734883744

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0485 I007

Date Range: 1887

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1887

Year: 1887

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Creeks; Graeff's Landing; Lancaster Twp.; Landings; Specifications; West Lampeter Twp.

Place: Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.

Object Name: Specification

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0485 I007

Box Number: 007

Additional Notes: [Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]; Location: At Graeff's Landing.; Document type: Specifications for bridge repair.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/34150d8a-f3f7-45a6-8fb0-606332715350

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0600 I007

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1882

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0009

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Martic Twp.; Pequea Twp.; Clover Mill Road; Roads; Marticville, Martic Twp.; Lancaster; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Martic Twp. and Pequea Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0600 I007

Box Number: 009

Additional Notes: Court term: January 1882.; Location: At the Clover Mill Road. on the road from Marticville, Martic Twp., to Lancaster.; Document types: Petition for a bridge.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 8 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 25.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f30c1f9c-23d6-4fa2-8a4a-995858951000

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0600 I008

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1886

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0009

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Martic Twp.; Pequea Twp.; Clover Mill Road; Roads; Marticville, Martic Twp.; Lancaster; Petitions; Orders; Bridges

Place: Martic Twp. and Pequea Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0600 I008

Box Number: 009

Additional Notes: Location: [At the Clover Mill Road. on the road from Marticville, Martic Twp., to Lancaster].; Document type: Petition and order to open the approaches to bridge.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a8b45109-f74a-4cbd-9a2e-064496601817

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: AUG 1880 F005 QS

Date Range: 1880/08

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Date Range: 1880/08

Year: 1880

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Charge: nuisance

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: AUG 1880 F005 QS

Additional Notes: Nuisance; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c478a114-8b1d-4cf4-a24e-955852596951

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds

Object ID: RG 01-00 [1840]

Date Range: 1783-1902

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds

Description: Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Most are handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.

Date Range: 1783-1902

Year Range From: 1783

Year Range To: 1902

Date of Accumulation: 1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subjects: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County); Petitions; Real property

Search Terms: Court of Common Pleas; Petitions; Real estate; Sheriff's sales; Sheriffs

Extent: 1 Box

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 [1840]

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 [1840]

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Record, Bookkeeping

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/591f7047-1649-4c75-97e8-152430282873

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Moneys Ruled into Court Book

Object ID: RG 01-00 [1920]

Date Range: 1836-1938

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Moneys Ruled into Court Book

Description: These volumes contain records of moneys ruled into court (money paid to winner of court case by loser). Lists names of plaintiff and defendant, summary of case, date, and court term. Also includes amount paid.; Contents and Object IDs:; Vol. 1 (1836) RG 01-00 [1920]-005; Vol. 2 (1888-1938) RG 01-00 [1920]-010; Vol. 3 (loose papers from v. 2) RG 01-00 [1920]-010 loose papers

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.

Date Range: 1836-1938

Year Range From: 1836

Year Range To: 1938

Date of Accumulation: 1836-1938

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: Judgments; Payment; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Court cases; Court of Common Pleas; Judgments; Payments

Extent: 3 volumes

Object Name: Record, Bookkeeping

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 [1920]

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 [1920]

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/61e08f30-0e57-429b-bd4c-387761335507

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Civil Case Records

Object ID: RG 01-00 2308

Date Range: 1743-1884

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Civil Case Records

Description: Eight hardbound volumes and a portfolio which contain records of civil suits, mostly among corporations. They list the names of plaintiffs, the attorneys, date and court term, and the instrument. Some contain indexes.; Contents and Object IDs:; Vol. 1 (1743-1869, incomplete) RG 01-00 2308-005; Vol. 2 (1837-1840) RG 01-00 2308-010; Vol. 3 (1853-1854) RG 01-00 2308-015; Vol. 4 (1867-1893) RG 01-00 2308-020; Vol. 5 (1883-1884) RG 01-00 2308-025

Date Range: 1743-1884

Year Range From: 1743

Year Range To: 1884

Date of Accumulation: 1743-1884

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: Court records; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Court cases; Court of Common Pleas; Court records; Indexes

Extent: 5 volumes

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 2308

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 2308

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Summons

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4ec05ca1-c423-46b6-b6b2-526730636657

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Summons Papers

Object ID: RG 01-00 2310

Date Range: 1762-1895 inc.

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Summons Papers

Description: Writ of summons to defendants to appear in court to answer plea against them, showing dates of issue and return, court term and case number, names of parties, cause of action, official seal and signatures, and date filed. Summons are for Court of Common Pleas, as well as District Court. No index. Handwritten on printed form.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date filed.

Date Range: 1762-1895 inc.

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 1895

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1864, 1866-1895. Documents for 1865 are missing.

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subjects: Summons; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Court of Common Pleas; Defendants; Summons; Writs

Extent: 69 boxes

Object Name: Summons

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 2310

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; This collection has not been processed. If requesting a summons, please allow staff extra time to fufill search for the document.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 2310

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Writ

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5de26191-42a8-4d71-9515-372203088240

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313

Date Range: 1799-1897, inc.

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Description: 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 African-Americans, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees. Handwritten, handwritten on printed forms, and a very few typewritten.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of filing.

Date Range: 1799-1897, inc.

Year Range From: 1799

Year Range To: 1897

Date of Accumulation: 1799-1894, 1896, 1897

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subjects: African Americans--History; Free Black people; Fugitive slaves; Habeas corpus; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County); Petitions

Search Terms: African American men; African American women; Court of Common Pleas; Court records; Free persons of color; Freedom seekers; Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Petitions; Writs

Extent: 17 boxes

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; These papers are cataloged individually and may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Docket

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Docket

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313-005

Date Range: 1799-1895

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Docket

Description: Record of habeas corpus proceedings, showing dates of issue and return, names of defendant and custodian of prisoner, nature of writ, time and place of delivery, and disposition. Incomplete index in the back of the docket. Handwritten.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of issue.

Date Range: 1799-1895

Creation Date: 1799-1895

Year Range From: 1799

Year Range To: 1895

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: African Americans--History; Habeas corpus; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Dockets; Habeas corpus; Incarcerated persons; Persons of color; Petitions; Writs

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Docket

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313-005

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Habeas Corpus Papers

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

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