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Petition

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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Collection
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
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e78511cb-5711-4c77-b0ac-296823442728
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1783 F002 QS
Date Range
1783/08
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
1783/08
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hunter, William
Foster, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Grand Inquests
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1783 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Grand Inquest, charged with assault on James Foster.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ccb2b503-ee30-457a-b4a9-500940751723
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1783 F005 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
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Long, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1783 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Process sur indictment, charged with keeping a tippling house in Lancaster Borough.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/18939a84-3276-4c73-afea-451671126310
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
DEC 1783 F001 QS
Date Range
1783/12
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
1783/12
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Quilman, Peter
McElheny, William
Benjamin, Alexander
Wilhelm, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1783 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault on William McElheny.
Additional names: Alexander Benjamin, Adam Wilhelm.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9575436a-631f-40d8-857c-609224530330
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1784 F003 QS
Date Range
1784/02
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
1784/02
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gare, Joseph
Gheer, Joseph
Groff, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1784 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Or Gheer, Joseph.
Recognizance, charged with assault on Joseph Groff.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/28b8ddf3-5d84-408a-85a5-402413815880
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1784 F004 QS
Date Range
1784/02
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
1784/02
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Daily, John
Laughery, Sadie
Boyd, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1784 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Date on cover is crossed out.
Recognizance, charged with assault on Sadie Laughery.
Additional name: Samuel Boyd.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cf8d0257-4b9a-411d-ae76-073417179793
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1784 F005 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
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brat, George
Huse, James
Swacker, Nathaniel
Eliot, Samuel
Seager, Fredrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1784 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Also: James Huse.
Recognizance, charged with assault and riot committed on Nathaniel Swacker.
Additional names: Samuel Eliot, Fredrick Seager.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b8f01af-fea4-469e-8d80-661822434938
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1784 F008 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
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Benjamin, Alexander
Muckelwain, William
Muckelwain, Jane
Quelman, Peter
Primer, Matthias
Atkinson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Complaints
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1784 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault on William Muckelwain.
Complaint by Jane Muckelwain.
Additional names: Peter Quelman, Matthias Primer, Thomas Atkinson.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/44363796-8c15-4c8b-8492-532914576379
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1780 F011 QS
Date Range
1780/02
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
1780/02
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hershman, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1780 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Process sur indictment, charged with keeping a tippling house in Lancaster.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cc45b760-6b33-430d-8fa6-592089558722
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1780 F013 QS
Date Range
1780/02
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
1780/02
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Heilman, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1780 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Process sur indictment, charged with keeping a tippling house in Lancaster.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/404924e7-4ef5-4768-88e1-451019772357
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1780 F015 QS
Date Range
1780/02
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
1780/02
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Whitehill, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1780 F015 QS
Additional Notes
Process sur indictment, charged with keeping a tippling house in Lancaster.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e0513f6c-26fe-4496-a25c-667761618309
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1780 F003 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
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Holliback, John
Plunket, William
Darr, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1780 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault.
Additional names: William Plunket, Abraham Darr.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/21fd8287-6d24-487b-b33a-620766041610
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1780 F003 QS
Date Range
1780/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1780/08
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bob
Brisbin, John
Ferree, Isaac Jr.
Ferree, Isaac Sr.
Ferree, John
Ferree, Thomas
Grissim, Jasper
Moore, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1780 F003 QS
Notes
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Also: Isaac Ferree Jr., Thomas Ferree, a person of color identified as "Negro Bob".
Recognizance, charged with beating a wagon master.
Additional names: John Ferree, George Moore, John Brisbin, Jasper Grissim.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ffcbc07f-2a9d-4e4a-b963-616840335371
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
OCT 1780 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
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Caldwell, James
Lidey, Jacob
Stone, Peter
Hoofnagle, Eve
Caldwell, Robert
Reed, John
Burns, Mordica
Skrimger, John
Sercher, Susannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OCT 1780 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Eve Hoofnagle.
Second defendant: Jacob Lidey.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Robert Caldwell.
Third defendant: Peter Stone.
Recognizance, charged with assault on John Reed.
Additional names: Mordica Burns, John Skrimger, Susannah Sercher.
3 items, 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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ab52a939-9f14-4f25-8143-464136430905
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1781 F004 QS
Date Range
1781/04
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
1781/04
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Anspach, Frederick
Loy, Frederick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1781 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault on Frederick Loy.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7c714224-b7d2-4f5c-b615-001490215170
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1781 F003 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
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Balm, John Jr.
Balm, William
Balm, Nicholas
Pintnagle, John
Keelinger, George
Patterson, Nicholas
Balm, John Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1781 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Balm, Nicholas Balm, John Pintnagle, George Keelinger.
Recognizance, charged with assault on Nicholas Patterson.
Additional name: John Balm Sr.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/81e6758f-b8ed-48c1-b5a7-774128782309
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1781 F001 QS
Date Range
1781/08
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
1781/08
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shally, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1781 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Process sur indictment, charged with assault.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ffff87b6-fd7f-4b41-87ad-082561015427
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1781 F005 QS
Date Range
1781/08
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
1781/08
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hamaker, Henry
Henderson, Robert
Myers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1781 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assaulting the son of Henry Hamaker.
Additional names: Robert Henderson, [ ] Laird.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/be093c0b-1c13-47f4-a16c-506389998045
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1781 F006 QS
Date Range
1781/08
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
1781/08
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bastian, Henry
Wittman, William
Albert, Martin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1781 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assaulting William Wittman.
Additional name: Martin Albert.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/824a39ec-6ec1-4913-a0da-803072934130
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1781 F011 QS
Date Range
1781/08
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
1781/08
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bucher, John Sr.
Blumenshein, Henry
Gear, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1781 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged for assaulting Henry Blumenshein.
Additional name: Joseph Gear.
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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