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Indictment

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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictment of Joseph P. Scarlett
Object ID
JAN 1852 F079
Date Range
1852/01
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictment of Joseph P. Scarlett
Date Range
1852/01
Creation Date
1852
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Scarlett, Joseph P.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Slavery
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Fugitive slave law
Indictments
Persons of color
Slavery
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
JAN 1852 F079
Notes
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Additional Notes
Riot.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
79.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
JAN 1852 F079
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1853 F034
Date Range
1853/04
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Saunders, John
Galliard, Daniel
Waltman, Jacob
Snyder, Solomon
Loyer, Henry
Hawkins, Fleming
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery
Persons of color
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1853 F034
Additional Notes
Kidnapping.
[Attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery.]
Galliard, Daniel.
Waltman, Jacob.
Snyder, Solomon.
Loyer, Henry.
Name of free person of color: Hawkins, Fleming.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
15.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1853 F042
Date Range
1853/04
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, Joseph
Stanton, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery
Persons of color
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1853 F042
Additional Notes
Kidnapping.
[Attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery.]
Name of free person of color: Stanton, Thomas.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
22.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5cd64e7b-de17-4a5b-83fd-302293336882
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1853 F043
Date Range
1853/04
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Strein, Charles M.
Stanton, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery
Persons of color
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1853 F043
Additional Notes
Kidnapping.
[Attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery.]
Name of free person of color: Stanton, Thomas.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
23.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
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Indictment

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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1853 F044
Date Range
1853/04
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Fisher, Solomon
Stanton, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery
Persons of color
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1853 F044
Additional Notes
Kidnapping.
[Attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery.]
Name of free person of color: Stanton, Thomas.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
24.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2cffe00c-ee02-47d3-b463-350130800731
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1853 F045
Date Range
1853/04
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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Saunders, John
Stanton, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery
Persons of color
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1853 F045
Additional Notes
Kidnapping.
[Attempt to sell a free person of color into slavery.]
Name of free person of color: Stanton, Thomas.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
25.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1857 F031
Date Range
1857/04
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
1857/04
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Williams, Henry E.
Nelson, George
Boyd, Matthew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault
Persons of color
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1857 F031
Additional Notes
Assault.
Nelson, George.
Boyd, Matthew.
(all African-American)
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
28.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7163b5cf-7a8f-4862-9103-797017453354
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1843 F003 QS
Date Range
1843/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1843/08
Year
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Carter, Charles Jr.
Morris, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1843 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Samuel Morris.
Person of color.
Larceny.
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

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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1843 F004 QS
Date Range
1843/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1843/08
Year
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Carter, Charles Jr.
Johnson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1843 F004 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Johnson, William.
Person of color.
Larceny.
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/3c801f77-7701-4f2f-9178-824715077803
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1843 F010 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
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Underhill, John Jr.
Wright, Sarah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: rape
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1843 F010 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery; rape of Sarah Wright.
3 items, 3 pieces
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/26dc3f2f-14cb-414a-bbe8-739165773090
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1844 F004 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
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Newman, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: burglary
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1844 F004 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Burglary.
3 items, 3 pieces
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/c15d1385-f08a-4e39-acab-340430133940
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1844 F010 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
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Dout, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: burglary
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1844 F010 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Burglary.
4 items, 4 pieces
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/3212bb10-6d05-42e9-8870-806576729698
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1844 F012 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
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gale, John
Peck, Catharine
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1844 F012 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Fornication and bastardy with Catharine Peck.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3fa09152-361d-4584-bc20-319378366332
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1844 F011 QS
Date Range
1844/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1844/08
Year
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Newman, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: burglary
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1844 F011 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Burglary.
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/a27d7de7-438d-4b6c-a9b1-513206021034
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1844 F007 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
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
London, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1844 F007 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
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fee7b0f5-0163-4a2a-88a7-793292182799
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1845 F011 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
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Proctor, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1845 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Assault.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/285b6e84-4747-46e4-93c3-543928213667
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1845 F016 QS
Date Range
1845/04
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
1845/04
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Proctor, William
Robinson, Daniel
Clark, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1845 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance list: William Proctor; Daniel Robinson; Joseph Clark.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/664c117a-26da-4c05-90e0-585544511274
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1845 F038 QS
Date Range
1845/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1845/08
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Stewart, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: surety of the peace
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1845 F038 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Surety of the peace.
2 items, 2 pieces
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/dca456ef-7046-48d9-ad7c-123210303915
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1845 F052 QS
Date Range
1845/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1845/08
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Stoakes, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: disturbing a meeting
Charge: riot
Churches
Meetinghouses
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1845 F052 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Riot; disrupting African American meeting house.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8f9572bd-f6d5-473d-84db-781872681435
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1846 F048 QS
Date Range
1846/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1846/08
Year
1846
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Green, George
Wilson, Catharine
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1846 F048 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Fornication and bastardy with Catharine Wilson.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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