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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ccd96c79-31be-4ac6-b261-016530992788
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1785 F003 QS
Date Range
1785/08
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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
1785/08
Year
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bilineslee, Alexander
Billonsby, Alexander
Cunningham, Hugh
Stewart, James
McKee, John
Griffith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Commitment papers
Jailors
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1785 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Or Billonsby, Alexander.
Commitment by Hugh Cunningham, jailkeeper.
Recognizance.
Additional names: James Stewart, John McKee, John Griffith.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1cac8ec1-18a6-482a-9ecc-169650951443
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1787 F002 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
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wood, John
Kellie, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Testimonies
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1787 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, includes testimony of John Kellie and list of stolen items, and confession.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f734f8ed-7eeb-4ac9-aaed-388988873312
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1787 F006 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
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Allen, George
Nicklos, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Schoolmasters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1787 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: schoolmaster.
Commitment, charged with scandalizing the wife of Michael Nicklos.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/52a157bd-bfb2-45ed-9e5c-798133822282
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
OCT 1781 F002 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
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Williamson, William
Buckwalter, Abraham
Drum, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: stealing
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OCT 1781 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with stealing the coat of Abraham Buckwalter from the house of Charles Drum.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/be041c3d-7dd6-4fa0-92f8-439621391850
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1803 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
1803
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hazard, Samuel
O'Donnel, Manus
Irvin, Mathias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1803 F005 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment paper.
Additional names: Manus O'Donnel, Mathias Irvin.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ae5a7ec0-9426-4ad1-96cb-396673231860
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 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
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McGraw, John
Frey, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment paper, charged with stealing from Jacob Frey.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/da939987-be68-4e80-9d7b-213265093846
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 F006 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
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Myer, Gotlieb
Diller, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment paper.
Additional name: John Diller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/27908a2e-a75d-4dad-9a0b-707832522699
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 F007 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
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bird, Charles
Stewart, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: stealing
Oysters
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Mulatto.
Commitment paper, charged with stealing oysters.
Additional name: Samuel Stewart.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4cb25e21-a8a1-4d5b-9fc8-403521952904
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1804 F002 QS
Date Range
1804/04
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
1804/04
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Fisher, Peter
Fisher, Catharine
Shenk, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Agreements
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1804 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment paper.
Agreement between Peter Fisher and his wife, Catharine Fisher.
Additional name: Christian Shenk.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/73de198b-bc99-4b76-9b58-246301974083
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Reed, Peter
Dietrich, Henry
Dietrich, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: concealing the death of an illegitimate child
Coroners
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged by Peter Reed, Coroner, for concealing the death her bastard child.
Commitment.
Additional names: Henry Dietrich, Elizabeth Dietrich.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/55dee4e5-8777-41f4-bc6e-395372823829
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F008 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lindersmith, George
Bevins, Wilder
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Commitment papers
Lancaster County Almshouse
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Commitment.
Additional name: Wilder Bevins, manager of the Poor House.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/bafc0083-6b76-4594-afac-385381222030
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F009 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, Peter
Road, Henry
Shiveley, John
Abraham, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Henry Road.
Commitment.
Additional names: John Shiveley, John Abraham.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/109fdcca-e55f-42fc-a41b-624802421447
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F019 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grosher, Thomas
Grosher, James
Grosher, John
Hess, David
Stewart, Edward
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F019 QS
Additional Notes
Also: James Grosher, John Grosher.
Recognizance, charged with keeping the peace to David Hess.
Commitment.
Additional name: Edward Stewart.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5d3d7e2a-2443-429f-b4ae-409920808219
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F020 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Carter, Daniel
Eberly, Jacob
Black Dina
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: stealing
Pigs
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with stealing three pigs, property of Jacob Eberly, found in the possession of Black Dina.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac6b45d9-be79-4cb4-a98e-229148815191
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F023 QS
Date Range
1805/04
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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
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Young, Nancy
Hornbarger, Stephen
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F023 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with robbing the home of Stephen Hornberger.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d91714d5-ba47-41d8-8781-544779434784
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1806 F032 QS
Date Range
1806/08
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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
1806/08
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bolton, John
Gomber, Jacob
Wheatfield, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Innkeepers
Hempfield Twp.
Charge: arson, attempted
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1806 F032 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with threatening to burn the house of Jacob Gomber, innkeeper, Hempfield Twp.
Additional name: Samuel Wheatfield.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8649c90a-aab8-45a9-abb6-372101232170
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1808 F027 QS
Date Range
1808/04
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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
1808/04
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Carr, Nelly
Shertzer, Jacob
Reed, Unity
Nelson, Valentine
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1808 F027 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment.
Bench warrant for Unity Reed, Valentine Nelson.
Additional name: Jacob Shertzer.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/07edae99-2b31-4c87-a521-974232436531
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1791 F012 QS
Date Range
1791/02
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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
1791/02
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Muckledemer, James
Fame
Shoemaker, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: horse stealing
Martic Twp.
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1791 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Alias Fame.
Mulatto.
Commitment, suspected of stealing a horse belonging to Peter Shoemaker of Martic Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/48e54183-eb71-4fad-9714-777699473326
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1802 F016 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
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gibson, William
Snodgrass, Alexander
Rayburn, Alexander
Morrison, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: burning a barn
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1802 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, accused of burning the barn of Alexander Snodgrass.
Additional names: Alexander Rayburn, James Morrison.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d8e962a6-2a65-47d9-94cb-026723343354
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1810 F013 QS
Date Range
1810/04
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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
1810/04
Year
1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hide, Adam
Ferree, Mary
Donavan, Timothy
Hide, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Commitment papers
Depositions
Laborers
Rapho Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1810 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, fornication and bastardy with Mary Ferree.
Commitment.
Deposition of Timothy Donavan.
Additional name: George Hide.
3 items, 3 pieces
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