Skip header and navigation
  Revise Search

Revise Search

172 records – page 1 of 9.

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/631b655d-6528-42cd-bb9b-541621514370
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1845 F026 MC
More detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0019
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1845 F026 MC
Box Number
019
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e63b8000-1163-40d4-b00c-542969159762
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1846 F019 MC
More detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1846
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1846 F019 MC
Box Number
020
Additional Notes
Assault and battery
Surety of the peace
African-American
2 items 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
3.000
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5819933b-d85e-436b-9ab3-244710267854
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1894 F099 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
1894
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hess, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1894 F099 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
98.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/732a1d32-9912-4b5d-8aa8-434768928450
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1894 F100 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
1894
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hess, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1894 F100 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
99.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3485c920-53f7-4ef9-95c3-745237014200
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1879 F156 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
1879
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1879 F156 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
166.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/420cd5d9-b9e2-479a-bbc2-131213891370
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1879 F157 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
1879
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1879 F157 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
167.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/80288a4f-f33a-4b62-9934-717537483443
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1879 F158 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
1879
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1879 F158 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
168.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2c88b642-f77d-4373-9e51-993169105310
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1879 F166 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
1879
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1879 F166 QS
Additional Notes
Contempt
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
176.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f4eb439e-878a-438a-9c86-420782201242
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1879 F073 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
1879
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1879 F073 QS
Notes
(African - American)
Felonious entry of tobacco warehouse at night
2 items, 2 pieces
Additional Notes
African-American
Felonious entry of tobacco warehouse at night
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
94.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d613f6e6-4e0c-42bd-9846-472293852040
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1879 F074 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
1879
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1879 F074 QS
Notes
(African - American)
Larceny
2 items, 2 pieces
Additional Notes
African-American
Larceny
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
94.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/387b4c1d-cfc8-45ed-9ef2-505426242426
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
AUG 1851 F058
More detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
AUG 1851 F058
Additional Notes
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
57.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6bbfc90e-ba0d-400e-bb7f-321543443892
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1851 F046
Date Range
1851/11
More detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1851/11
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1851 F046
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
46.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0a2b00a9-ef70-49fa-9f09-483691651282
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F025 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
Hess, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: obstructing a road
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F025 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, obstruction of the road.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b4712a3b-b59e-4376-8b44-427617851807
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F001 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
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Webb, William
Davis, William
Harrison, James
Clelland, William
Kreider, Henry
Sullivan, John
Warner, John
McElhaney, William
Cox, Mary
Porter, John
Thompson, John
Willson, Anthony
Fry, Jacob
Fullerton, William
Brenneman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Jails
Prisons
Returns
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Return 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
Less detail

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2020d8ca-1905-4fe2-a910-362065381221
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1863 F20 I37
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0031
People
Hess, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1863 F20 I37
Box Number
031
Additional Notes
Name of tavern: Swan Hotel at the Fish Market.
Signers of petition: Deaner, John; Hegener, Henry; Muhlenberg, B. S.; Schaum, George B.; Effinger, Jacob; Zahm, [ ]; Blessing, P. F.; [Stevens, Thaddeus]; Kendig, H.; Messenkop, G. L.; Rooney, Thomas; Cassidy, P.; Benedict, H. F.; Carpenter, A. J.; Ditlow, John.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/87072d2f-9228-4d31-89ad-181222523950
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1807 F043 QS
Date Range
1807/08
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
1807/08
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Walker, Mary
Thompson, James
Walker, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Colerain Twp.
Place
Colerain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1807 F043 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Mary Walker.
Additional names: James Thompson, Isaac Walker.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/057edd1d-6565-43b2-932b-467333332619
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1843 F016
More detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Brown, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1843 F016
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Brown, Henry.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
19.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5d1fc072-5c4e-41e9-8091-363351319009
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1843 F017
More detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, William
Thompson, John
Waters, Simon Jr.
Book, John
Johnson, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1843 F017
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Thompson, John.
Waters, Simon Jr.
Book, John.
Johnson, James.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
20.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cec0f615-9165-41af-bc67-834561298330
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1861 F058 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
Thompson, John
Thomson, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1861 F058 QS
Additional Notes
Burglary.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
65.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/082011c1-f13e-480b-a9d1-105352554435
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1787 F001 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
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Treet, Jacob
Christy, Samuel
Williams, George
Steel, Philip
Harrington, Jacob
Long, Jacob
Myer, Joseph
Myer, Andrew
Thompson, John
Hasner, Christopher
Stuft, Jacob
Malson, Thomas
Malson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Susquehanna River
Charge: forcible entry
Islands
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1787 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Multiple defendants.
Recognizance, charged with forcible entry and overtaking an island on the Susquehanna River.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

172 records – page 1 of 9.