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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Date Range
1783/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Elizabeth Gleis
Date Range
1783/02
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Barr, John
Gleis, Elizabeth
Jordan, John
Ryan, John
Willis, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Charge: receiving and selling stolen goods
Charge: stealing
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1783 F001 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Recognizance, for buying stolen clothing, property of Mary Willis.
Additional name: John Jordan.
Second defendants: John Ryan, a prisoner of war; also John Barr, soldier.
Defendants confessed guilt to receiving and selling stolen clothing.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Daniel Peck
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Date Range
1782/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Daniel Peck
Date Range
1782/02
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Peck, Daniel
Shugart, Zachary
Whitlock, Captain
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners of war
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Captains
Charge: stealing
Mittimus
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Revolutionary War
Servants
Soldiers
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Or Peck, Joshia.
British prisoner of war, a servant of Captain Whitlock.
Mittimus, charged with stealing items from Zachary [Shugart].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 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
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kautzman, John
Fisher, Margaret
Metzger, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Notes
German
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Margaret Fisher.
Note, in German on the back.
Letter, from George Metzger regarding the case.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1856 F075 QS
Date Range
1856/11
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
1856/11
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kellar, Benjamin
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery by shooting
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: assault and battery with intent to kill
Charge: assault and battery with intent
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1856 F075 QS
Additional Notes
Assault and battery with intent to harm with a firearm.
Surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
60.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Date Range
1806/05
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
1806/05
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brenneman, Jacob
Prenner, Jacob
Bevin, John
Haas, Michael
Hass, Michael
Feirich, Gotlieb
Crist, George
Zerbe, Christian
Wood, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Charge: attempted murder
Charge: murder
Examinations
Recognizance
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Jacob Prenner, John Bevin.
Warrant, charged with murder, or attempted murder of his father-in-law, Michael Haas.
Examinations of Gotlieb Feirich, George Crist, Christian Zerbe.
Recognizance.
Letter from William Wood.
7 items, 7 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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1808 F008 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
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Peck, John
Weaver, Adam
McIlhenny, Alexander
Duncan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Recognizance
Charge: theft
Examinations
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1808 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Late of Gettysburg, Adams County.
Recognizance, charged with theft by Alexander McIlhenny.
Examination of Alexander McIlhenny.
Letter from James Duncan.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1785 F001 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
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cook, Jacob
Burd, Edward
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1785 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Letter to Edward Burd, stating that he is unable to attend court.
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 1820 F006 QS
Date Range
1820/04
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
1820/04
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shocker, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1820 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
Letter to the court.
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 1849 F042 QS
Date Range
1849/08
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
1849/08
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: counterfeiting
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1849 F042 QS
Additional Notes
Two letters regarding a case involving counterfeit notes.
2 items, 2 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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1769 F003 QS
Date Range
1769/05
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1769/05
Year
1769
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cottingham, Henry
Scott, Mr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: threatening a person
Letters
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1769 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Threatening note to Mr. Scott.
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

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