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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1823 F026 QS
Date Range
1823/08
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
1823/08
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
King, John W.
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1823 F026 QS
Additional Notes
Riot (mob) on the house of John Smith, larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
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
NOV 1823 F002 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
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brooks, John
Molson, Jacob
Jamison, William
Johnson, Thomas
Burns, Christian
Walker, John
Webb, William
Smith, John
Painter, John
Kendig, Michael
Rogers, James
King, John W.
Eck, William
Jackson, Richard
Jones, Hetty
Lewis, Richard
Kenedy, Patrick
Linch, William
Lynch, William
Faust, Jacob
Dewees, William
Prisco, John
Eichelberger, John
Hickman, Sally
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1823 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
2 items, 2 pieces
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
NOV 1823 F005 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
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1823 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Horse stealing.
4 items, 4 pieces
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 1824 F010 QS
Date Range
1824/08
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
1824/08
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Davis, Henry
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: murder
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1824 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Murder of John Smith.
2 items, 2 pieces
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 1824 F054 QS
Date Range
1824/08
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
1824/08
Year
1824
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: perjury
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1824 F054 QS
Additional Notes
Perjury.
2 items, 2 pieces
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
NOV 1826 F028 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
1826
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, John
Smith, Elizabeth
Smith, Jacob
Smith, Catharine
Green, Nancy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1826 F028 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Elizabeth Smith; Jacob Smith; Catharine Smith; Nancy Green.
Larceny.
4 items, 4 pieces
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
NOV 1826 F029 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
1826
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1826 F029 QS
Additional Notes
Assault.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Gabriel Hiester
Object ID
MG0096 F076
Date Range
1828/04/26
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Gabriel Hiester
Description
Letter in which James Buchanan replies to Gabriel Hiester’s request for a date to attend to business and/or legal matters in Lancaster, PA. Buchanan describes how he cannot leave Washington until a final disposition shall be made on the tariff, which is a subject of great interest in PA and to the Union. He continues to describe that the Senate may amend the bill and that it will return to the House for concurrence and that he must be present for any votes. 26 April 1828.
Date Range
1828/04/26
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Buchanan, James
Hiester, Gabriel
Subjects
Tariff
Bills, Legislative
Tariff--Law and legislation
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Tariffs
Bills, Legislative
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F076
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 076
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
Documents
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #492
Date Range
1824
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay.
Date Range
1824
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Brenberger, Frederick
Brenberger, Margaret
Brenberger, Susannah
Camble, Hiram
Camble, Richard
Campbell, Hiram
Campbell, Richard
Duhen, Hannah
Duhen, Mary
Duhen, Susanah
Dunn, James
Dunn, Jane
Dunn, John
Dunn, Robert
Fogel, Frederick
Fogel, John
Gibson, David
Gibson, Isabella
Gibson, Rebecah
Gibson, Robert
Hasting, Catherine Ann
Hasting, Jacob
Hasting, Mrs.
Hess, James
Hess, Mary
Jackson, Ann
Jackson, Jane
Jackson, John
Jackson, Moses
Kline, Eliza
Kline, Eve
Kline, John
Kline, Susan
McAffa, Benjamin
McAffa, David
McAffa, Rebecah
McAffee, Benjamin
McAffee, David
McAffee, Rebecah
McLaren, John
Miller, Benjamin
Miller, David
Miller, John
MIller, Samuel
Milley, Chichilly
Milley, Mary Ann
Milley, Thomas Alfred
Nelson, Abigail
Nelson, Steven
Nelson, William
Newport, Eliza
Newport, James
Newport, John
Newport, Susana
Rees, Andrew
Rees, Elizabeth
Rees, Emanuel
Rees, Fanny
Rees, Henry
Rees, Rebeca
Rees, Mrs.
Rineer, Benjamin
Rineer, Daniel
Rineer, Jesse
Rineer, Joseph
Shank, Jacob
Shoultz, Elizabeth
Shoultz, John
Smith, Agnes
Smith, John
Zengal, Fredrick
Zengal, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Martic Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #492
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
McAffa [or McAffee], David. Father of McAffa, Benjamin, age 10; McAffa, David, age 8; McAffa, Rebecah, age 6.
Brenberger, Frederick. Father of Brenberger, Margaret, age 8; Brenberger, Susannah, age 6.
Gibson, David [or Robert]. Father of Gibson, Rebecah, age 6; Gibson, Isabella, age 8.
Camble [or Campbell], Richard. Father of Camble, Hiram, age 8.
Nelson, Steven. Father of Nelson, William, age 11; Nelson, Abigail, age 9.
Kline, Eve. Grandmother of Shank, Jacob, age 10.
Hasting, Widow. Mother of Hasting, Catherine Ann, age 8; Hasting, Jacob, age 11.
Duhen, Mary. Mother of Duhen, Hannah, age 6 years 10 months; Duhen, Susanah, age 9 years 7 months.
Rees, Henry. Father of Rees, Fanny, age 10; Rees, Elizabeth, age 7 years 8 months.
Rees, Andrew. Father of Rees, Emanuel, age 9 years 10 months; Rees, Elizabeth, age 7 years, 1 month.
Dunn, James [or Jane]. Parent of Dunn, Robert, age 10 years 1 month; Dunn, John, age 8 years, 7 months.
Rineer, Jesse. Father of Rineer, Daniel, age 11; Rineer, Joseph, age 10 years 10 months; Rineer, Benjamin, age 6 years 6 months.
Hess, James. Father of Hess, Mary, age 8 years, 10 months.
Zengal, Fredrick. Father of Zengal, John, age 6 years 3 months.
Smith, John. Father of Smith, Agnes, age 7; McLaren, John, age 10.
Newport, James [or John]. Father of Newport, Susana, age 10; Newport, Eliza, age 8; Newport, John, age 6.
Shoultz, Elizabeth. Mother of Shoultz, John, age 7.
Fogel, Frederick. Father of Fogel, John, age 6.
Milley, Chichilly. Parent of Milley, Thomas Alfred, age 11; Milley, Mary Ann, age 9.
Rees, Widow. Mother of Rees, Rebeca, age 12.
Jackson, Moses. Father of Jackson, Jane, age 8; Jackson, John, age 7; Jackson, Ann, age 5.
Miller, John. Father of MIller, Samuel, age 10; Miller, Benjamin, age 8; Miller, David, age 6.
Kline, John. Father of Kline, Eliza, age 10; Kline, Susan, age 7.
1 item. 2 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #495
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Adams, Ann Mary
Adams, Elizabeth
Adams, Eve
Bell, Mary
Bell, Mrs.
Camel, Abram
Carberry, Ann Mary
Carberry, James
Dunn, Eliza
Dunn, Robert
Dunn, William
Erhard, John
Erhard, Jonas
Erhard, Susann
Fisher, Eve
Keener, Adam
Keener, Jacob
Keener, Molly
Marsh, Ann Rebecca
Marsh, H.
Mateer, Jacob
Mateer, John
McAvey, Charles
McAvey, Michael
McAvey, Patrick
McElwrath, William
McKean, Emily
Shire, George
Shire, Mrs.
Smith, Elizabeth
Smith, John
Vance, Isaac
Vance, Susan
Wallace, George
Wallace, Samuel
Waltz, Catherine
Waltz, Samuel
Wohlhuter, George
Wohlhuter, Jacob
Yetter, Polly
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mount Joy
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Mount Joy
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #495
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/01/25.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
See also Tax List: #495a-b
Adams, Eve. Mother of Adams, Ann Mary, age 9; Adams, Elizabeth, age 11.
Bell, Widow. Mother of Bell, Mary, age 8.
Fisher, Eve. Mother of Camel, Abram, age 11.
Carberry, Ann Mary. Age 9.
Carberry, James. Age 6.
Dunn, Eliza. Age: between 6 and 12.
Dunn, Robert. Age: between 6 and 12.
Dunn, William. Age: between 6 and 12.
Erhard, John. Father of Erhard, Jonas, age 9 1/2; Erhard, Susann, age 7.
Keener, Adam. Father of Keener, Molly, age 8 1/2; Keener, Jacob, age 6 1/2.
Marsh, H. Father of Marsh, Ann Rebecca, age 9 to 10.
Mateer, John. Deceased. Father of Mateer, Jacob, age 7.
McAvey, Patrick. Father of McAvey, Michael, age 8 to 9; McAvey, Charles, age 6 to 7.
McElwrath, William. Age 6.
McKean, Emily. Age 10.
Shire, Widow. Mother of Shire, George. Age 8.
Smith, John. Father of Smith, John, age 11; Smith, Elizabeth, age 8.
Vance, Susan. Mother of Vance, Isaac, age 10.
Wallace, George. Age between 8 and 12.
Wallace, Samuel. Age between 8 and 12.
Waltz, Catherine, age 8.
Waltz, Samuel, age 6.
Wohlhuter, George. Age 9.
Wohlhuter, Jacob. Age 7.
Yetter, Polly. Age 11.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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