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Petition
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7fa3e6db-0859-4c60-a16a-557291232351
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1786 F004 QS
Date Range
1786/03
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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
1786/03
Year
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cartwright, Charles
Ellis, Richard
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: horse stealing
Petitions
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1786 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Petition to discharge [ ] Barnes from payment of recognizance.
Defendant charged with horse stealing.
Petitioner: Richard Ellis
Clerical error regarding discharge.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a7f97e7c-c26b-4045-a0ab-256764892600
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for county to take over expenses of bridge repair and renewal
Object ID
Bridge F0395 I003
Date Range
1789
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for county to take over expenses of bridge repair and renewal
Description
Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek on the road from Lancaster that meets the road from Anderson's Ferry.
Document type: Petition for county to take over expenses of bridge repair and renewal.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1789
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Anderson's Ferry, Donegal Twp.
Bridges
Creeks
Dehuff's Bridge
Hempfield Twp.
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Little Conestoga Creek
Petitions
Place
Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0395 I003
Box Number
006
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Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/269c71a6-171d-4940-91ab-330139166824
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F14 I01
Date Range
1780
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Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Murrow, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Petitions
Taverns
Harris' Ferry
Paxton Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F14 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Place taken from Liquor License Docket Book copy.
Located at Harris's Ferry.
Petitioner is the innkeeper at the public house and ferry.
[Paxton Twp., Lancaster County]
Signers of petition: none.
1 item, 1 piece
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RG 02-00 0602
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ca768f81-bda9-4cdb-8bab-004176111808
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1784 F009 QS
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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
Sullivan, Timothy
McDonaghy, Jane
Merony, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Apprentices
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1784 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Petition to bind child in apprenticeship.
Additional names: Jane McDonaghy, Thomas Merony.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b34b32e1-881a-4b41-a7b4-135418733673
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1784 F005 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
Benjamin, Alexander
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Peddlers
Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1784 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for license to peddle.
Petitioner means to travel with one horse from Lebanon Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6e26a94d-d77f-4dac-b4a8-883345046564
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1780 F011 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
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Ketly, Frederick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Elizabethtown
Petitions
Taverns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1780 F011 QS
Additional Notes
A tavern petition request granted, located in Elizabethtown.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c0e8e4b5-e3a9-42bc-bae4-599923534413
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1782 F007 QS
Date Range
1782/08
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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
1782/08
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kuntz, Mary
Brinneman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1782 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for relief against John Brinneman, former master for insufficient dues.
Judgment rendered.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f254183e-e854-4cd2-b332-262710803528
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1782 F011 QS
Date Range
1782/08
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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
1782/08
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hamilton, John
Ross, George
White, Andrew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1782 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for satisfaction of debt owed from George Ross.
Additional name: Andrew White.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/16bf723c-32c3-49dc-a90e-426346393119
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1785 F004 QS
Date Range
1785/02
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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
1785/02
Year
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kuch, John
Zanck, Jacob
Haase, Conrad
Eichholtz, Leonard
Bennett, Henry
App, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Peddlers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1785 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for peddler's license.
Signers of petition: Jacob Zanck, Conrad Haase, Leonard Eichholtz, Henry Bennett, Michael App.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/29a128e7-d7d8-43c8-92c3-018583122230
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1785 F009 QS
Date Range
1785/02
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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
1785/02
Year
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Roads
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1785 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Road petition, road from Estherton by Faulklers Mill, to a public road, leading from the foot of the Blue Mountain, to Middleton.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6320dfcd-7c79-4ad0-892c-243457339139
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1787 F002 QS
Date Range
1787/05
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1787/05
Year
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McCobb, William
McCobb, Jane
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Colerain Twp.
Petitions
Overseers of the Poor
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1787 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Additional name: Jane McCobb.
Petition to Overseers of the Poor of Colerain Twp.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cb032356-1a9b-4f06-92db-545857069318
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1787 F003 QS
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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
Cather, Frances
Farqure, Hugh
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Adjudications
Petitions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1787 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for adjudment of indenture against Hugh Farqure.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac5c5bbd-e24c-4a63-b423-402971912352
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1788 F006 QS
Date Range
1788/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1788/08
Year
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Minnes, William
Moore, Andrew
Heard, Stephen
Pownal, Levi
Irwin, Ezekiel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Taxes
Roads
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1788 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Petition, petitioner believes he was unequally assessed in a Road Tax.
Additional names: Andrew Moore, Stephen Heard, Levi Pownal, Ezekiel [Irwin].
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6ffcd2bf-2791-4dfa-81df-402673845589
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1789 F002 QS
Date Range
1789/02
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1789/02
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wisely, Jane
Weisly, Jean
Skiles, Henry
Lytle, Andrew
Lytle, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Releases
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1789 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Or Jean Weisly.
Petition for release from indenture to Henry Skiles.
Additional names: Andrew Lytle, James Lytle.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9d83d319-9b01-48f7-8efb-157360592758
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1789 F008 QS
Date Range
1789/05
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1789/05
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hains, Joseph
Kelly, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1789 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for an order to show cause, by Patrick Kelly, indentured servant.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3554fae2-44a1-444f-a942-041074747543
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1789 F009 QS
Date Range
1789/05
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
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Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1789/05
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Evans, Evan
Newcommer, Catharine
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1789 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Petition of Catharine Newcommer for freedom dues.
Note from court regarding fees.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F003 QS
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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
Kelly, John
Patton, Thomas
Brown, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Petition for release from indenture to Thomas Patton.
Additional name: William Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
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