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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6d3eb619-9c89-46b0-a6ac-667616543587
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1833 F017 QS
Date Range
1833/04
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1833/04
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Moderwell, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: violating an auction
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1833 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Violating an auction.
3 items, 2 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1858 F011 QS
Date Range
1858/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1858/08
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Schloss, Matthias
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: selling goods at an auction without license
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1858 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Selling goods at an auction without license.
1 item, 1 piece
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Case Number
9.000
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1786 F004 QS
Date Range
1786/02
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1786/02
Year
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hook, Andrew
Leveren, John
Miller, Henry
Graffert, Christopher
Mayer, Frederick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: tippling house
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Charge: disorderly house
Charge: harboring an apprentice
Apprentices
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1786 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with keeping a tippling house and selling liquor without a license.
Additional name: Henry Miller.
Second defendant: John Leveren.
Recognizance, charged with keeping a disorderly tippling house, selling liquor without a license and harboring an apprentice.
Additional names: Christopher Graffert, Frederick Mayer.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1853 F097 QS
Date Range
1853/11
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1853/11
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bollinger, Jacob
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: assault on an officer
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1853 F097 QS
Additional Notes
Assault and battery; riot; assault on an officer.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1866 F045 QS
Date Range
1866/08
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1866/08
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Reese, Jacob
Bear, Amos
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: forgery
Charge: obtaining goods under false pretenses
Charge: forging an order and obtaining goods
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1866 F045 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Amos Bear.
Forging an order and obtaining goods.
2 items, 1 piece
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Case Number
48.000
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1855 F037 QS
Date Range
1855/11
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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
1855/11
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gish, Amanda
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: murder
Charge: concealing the death of a child
Charge: concealing the death of an illegitimate child
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1855 F037 QS
Additional Notes
Murder; concealing the death of a bastard child.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Case Number
17.000
Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1866 F052 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
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Moore, J. C. E.
Markley, C.
Alexander, Charles
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: selling merchandise at auction without a license
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1866 F052 QS
Additional Notes
Also: C. Markley; Charles Alexander.
Selling merchandise at auction without a license.
2 items, 1 piece
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Case Number
65.000
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e2c413e1-65be-4ac6-bf40-927341767867
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1866 F053 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
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bletz, Frederick S.
Martin, William A.
Friday, Samuel Matthew
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: selling merchandise at auction without a license
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1866 F053 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William A. Martin; Samuel Matthew Friday.
Selling merchandise at auction without a license.
9 items, 8 pieces
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Case Number
66.000
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1803 F012 QS
Date Range
1803/08
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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
1803/08
Year
1803
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gilmore, Isaac
Ross, George
Jefferies, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: disorderly house
Charge: harboring an enslaved person
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1803 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with keeping an disorderly house and harboring a servant of George Ross.
Additional name: Joseph Jefferies.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1852 F028 QS
Date Range
1852/04
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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
1852/04
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hambright, Henry
Kautz, Benjamin
Shaum, Henry
Jones, James
Hartly, Michael
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: disturbing an election
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1852 F028 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Benjamin Kautz; Henry Shaum, James Jones; Michael Hartly.
Distrubing election; assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
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