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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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
1801/11
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Anthony
Bryson, James
Cato
Dick, Alexander
Frank, John
Isaac
Killian, Susanah
Kurtz, Christian
Ludman, Jacob
McCausland, William
Newcomberb, Daniel
Ross, James
Veltneas, John
Wilmot, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Enslaved persons
Jails
Lists of prisoners
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Servants
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
Alexander Dick, felony.
Susanah Killian, suspicion of felony.
John Wilmot, felony.
Anthony (mulatto), felony.
John Frank, servant to William McCausland.
Cato (African-American), slave to James Ross.
Isaac (African-American), servant to James Bryson of Cumberland County.
Jacob Ludman, for abusing his wife.
John Veltnear, debtor.
Daniel Newcomber, debtor.
Christian Kurtz, debtor.
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 1849 F005 QS
Date Range
1849/04
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
1849/04
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Search Terms
Lancaster
Lancaster County Commissioners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Remonstrances
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1849 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Remonstrance from citizens of Lancaster against the passage of any law authorizing the Commissioners of Lancaster County to build a penitentiary.
10 items, 10 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
General Collection
Object ID
3-08-01-28
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison with stone pillars in front and wooden tower on center of building.
Creator
Sachs, John Jr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Prisons
Jails
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
14 x 11 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
3-08-01-28
Notes
One of a series of prints made from glass plate negatives of John Sachs, uncle of donor Edgar Sachs
Other Number
54
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Seven unidentified men standing in front of the Lancaster County Prison on East King Street. Stamped on back: "Jacob G. Shirk, Lancaster, Pa." Written on back: "Return to - Isaac Herr Sons, Lampeter".
Object ID
1-06-03-78
Date Range
c. 1890
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Seven unidentified men standing in front of the Lancaster County Prison on East King Street. Stamped on back: "Jacob G. Shirk, Lancaster, Pa." Written on back: "Return to - Isaac Herr Sons, Lampeter".
Description
Seven unidentified men standing in front of the Lancaster County Prison on East King Street. Stamped on back: "Jacob G. Shirk, Lancaster, Pa." Written on back: "Return to - Isaac Herr Sons, Lampeter".
Date Range
c. 1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shirk, Jacob G.
Herr, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Prisons
East King Street
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5.5 x 6.5 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Date
edges torn
Object ID
1-06-03-78
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-07
Date Range
May 23, 1912
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Last hanging at Lancaster County Prison
Date Range
May 23, 1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Romezzo, Antonio
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
Hangings
Executions
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-07
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-11
Date Range
May 23, 1912
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Last hanging at Lancaster County Prison - Antonio Romezzo, hanged for murder.
Date Range
May 23, 1912
Creator
Ernst, Frederick
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rommezo, Antonio
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Hangings
Executions
Lancaster County Prison
Jails
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-11
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-12
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison, 800 East King Street, before removal of tower.
Creator
Saylor, B. Frank
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Prisons
Lancaster County Prison
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 7.5 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-12
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-02-30
Date Range
May 23, 1912
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Last execution Lancaster County Prison. Antonio Romezzo was hanged for murder.
Date Range
May 23, 1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Romezzo, Antonio
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Executions
Hangings
Lancaster County Prison
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
2-05-02-30
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-05-10
Date Range
c. 1879
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison, East King Street, Lancaster
Date Range
c. 1879
Creator
Locher, Michael H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
East King Street
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 6.25 inches
Object ID
2-05-05-10
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-05-05-11
Date Range
c. 1870
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lancaster County Prison
Date Range
c. 1870
Creator
Locher, Michael H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster County Prison
East King Street
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7.5 x 5.625 inches
Object ID
2-05-05-11
Images
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