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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1778 F011 QS
Date Range
1778/02
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
1778/02
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, John
Chambers, Margaret
Serjant, John
Hugh, Hugh
McPherson, Stephen
Otto, Henry
Wall, George
Oguin, Jane
Smith, William
Corrol, John
Bevan, Francis
Herman, Abner
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Returns
Prisoners
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1778 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
John Adams, Margaret Chambers, John Serjant, Hugh Hugh, Stephen McPherson, Henry Otto, George Wall, Jane Oguin, William Smith, John Corrol, Francis Bevan, Abner Herman.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1779 F002 QS
Date Range
1779/08
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
1779/08
Year
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Grand Inquests
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1779 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Grand Inquest, found to have assaulted James Marony.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1863 F054 QS
Date Range
1863/04
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
1863/04
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McGuigan, Thomas
Sweigart, Edward
Schweigart, Edward
Sweigart, Felix
Schweigart, Felix
Miller, George
Thompson, John
Harbison, Samuel
Harbison, W.
Passmore, Enoch
Kirkwood, T. C.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Drumore Twp.
Constable's return
Constables
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1863 F054 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return.
Selling liquor without a license.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
58.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1863 F049 QS
Date Range
1863/11
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
1863/11
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1863 F049 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Case numbers: 56, 57, 58.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1864 F030 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1864 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
31.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1865 F040 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1865 F040 QS
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
3 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
38.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1845 F032 MC
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
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1845 F032 MC
Box Number
019
Additional Notes
Larceny
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
4.000
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1845 F026 MC
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
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1846 F019 MC
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1756 F005 QS
Date Range
1756/02
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
1756/02
Year
1756
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hobbins, Martha
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Adjudications
Indentured servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1756 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Adjudication.
Servant of William Smith.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1807 F043 QS
Date Range
1807/08
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
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1834 F002 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Neidich, John
Smuller, John
Coble, Jacob
Green, Joseph
Daugherty, Michael
Shaub, Henry
Moore, James
Parris, Joseph
Henry, Edward S.
James, Samuel
Poorman, David
Philips, John
Williams, David W.
Steward, Samuel
Smith, William
White, Albert
Welsh, Nathaniel
Thompson, John
Roger, Conrad
Banks, David
Kreider, Joseph
Doonan, Barney
Henry, Thomas
Devaul, James Westley
Barger, William
Marry, Lloyd
Malson, William
Bell, William
Butler, William
Wilson, Washington
Devlin, Charles
Bucher, Sally
Bossley, John
Diffenbach, Adam
Weidle, John
Diffenbach, Catharine
Olmstead, Margaret
Gordan, John
Evans, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1834 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1834 F012 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Rager, Conrad
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: robbery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1834 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Conrad Rager.
Robbery.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1834 F042 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Stewart, Samuel
Smith, William
White, Albert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1834 F042 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Smith, Albert White.
Riot.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1855 F118 QS
Date Range
1855/11
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
1855/11
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McHenry, James
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: selling liquor illegally
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1855 F118 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Smith.
Selling liquor illegally.
3 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
109.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1855 F055 QS
Date Range
1855/04
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
1855/04
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1855 F055 QS
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
53.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Calendar of incarcerated persons
Object ID
APR 1851 F002 QS
Date Range
1851/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Calendar of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Barrington, Theodore
Baumgardner, John
Beckel, George
Brown, Daniel
Davis, Benjamin
Donohue, William
Dugan, Cornelius
Franciscus, George
Grant, Daniel
Hasselman, John
Henderson, George
Hoffman, Jonas
Jackson, Henry
Johnston, David
Johnston, William
Kelly, Michael
Lehrer, John
McFadden, Catharine
Morgan, Isaac
Musketnuss, Susan
Remick, A. Jackson
Ritter, Joseph
Salters, George
Shaurb, Casper
Smith, John
Smith, William
Thacker, James
Thomas, Gracy Ann
Wade, Mary
Williams, John
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Jails
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Calendar 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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F014 QS
Date Range
1851/04
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
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F014 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F027 QS
Date Range
1851/04
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
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Miller, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Depositions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F027 QS
Additional Notes
Alias John Miller.
Deposition.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F034 QS
Date Range
1851/04
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
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Miller, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F034 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: John Miller.
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
Less detail

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