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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/aec9198c-1955-4f0b-9d6a-127063044420
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1857 F030 QS
Date Range
1857/08
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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
1857/08
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Sebastian, Mary Jane
Sebastian, Henry Myers
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: murder
Charge: poisoning a person
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1857 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Poisoning; murder of Henry Myers Sebastian.
6 items, 8 pieces
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Case Number
25.000
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e6ab3bca-1626-4ad1-b1cc-494093756008
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1806 F021 QS
Date Range
1806/08
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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
1806/08
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McIntosh, Nancy
Flanagan, Thomas
Wright, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: poisoning a pig
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1806 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with poisoning a pig belonging to Thomas Flanagan.
Additional name: William Wright.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/92ae08d5-5104-447b-8606-171173255024
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1836 F006 QS
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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.
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Miller, Elizabeth
Ligget, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: poisoning a pig
Pigs
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1836 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Suspicion of poisoning pigs belonging to David Ligget.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6848d403-dbe5-4d12-9bbd-484263376193
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1823 F022 QS
Date Range
1823/08
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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
1823/08
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Rice, Ann
Baker, Mary Ann
Baker, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: poisoning a person
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1823 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Poisoning Mary Ann Baker, Thomas Baker.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4412db1b-3254-4ae8-8fe2-909252821585
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1798 F021 QS
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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.
Year
1798
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Saala, Valentine
Musselman, Margaret
Brenner, Christopher
Cassady, Felix
Whitehill, John
Lanagan, Archibald
Howarter, George
Zeller, Andrew
Demuth, Jacob
Bond, William
Pritz, George
Britz, George
Cook, John
Subcategory
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Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: adultery
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: horse stealing
Charge: extortion
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1798 F021 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ee46cfa9-0514-4e69-8393-621936783340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 QS
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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.
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, John
Williams, James
Whitaker, John
Henry, John
Causland, Maxwell
Kenny, John
Conner, John
Dewes, Paul
Weiss, Elizabeth
Ehrman, Casper
McElroy, Daniel
Hamilton, James
Nisly, Daniel
Clark, James
Holl, John
Lewis, Richard
Dixler, Frederick
Sausman, Henry
Sawer, Jacob
Sawer, John
Riley, Edward
Youndt, Samuel
Miller, Samuel
Ash, John
Morrison, John
Kaffrode, Jacob
Laughren, James
Haas, Christian
Brenisen, George
Flinn, Luke
Jones, Peter
Zimmerman, Cornelius
Bricker, David Jr.
Goodhard, Jacob
Lutz, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F016 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
John Smith, larceny, goods of James Williams.
John Henry, assault and battery on Maxwell McCausland.
Paul Dewes, fornication and battery on Elizabeth Weiss.
Daniel McElroy, assault and battery on James Hamilton.
Daniel Nisly, tippling house.
Richard Lewis, assault and battery on Samuel Youndt.
Samuel Miller, assault and battery on Hugh Ferguson.
John Morrison, assault and battery on Michael Dougherty.
James Laughren, tippling house.
Peter Jones.
David Bricker Jr.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4946ec83-c09a-47d3-a9de-281624901123
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1808 F016 QS
Date Range
1808/04
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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
1808/04
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Beaty, John
Beatty, John
Grove, Christian
Holl, Samuel
Wickel, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Charge: threatening a person
Charge: surety of the peace
Charge: disturbing the peace
Constables
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1808 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with surety of the peace for assaulting and threatening Christian Grove.
Recognizance, charged with assault; threatening Henry Wickel, Constable, on his official duty.
Process, breach of the peace.
Additional name: Samuel Holl.
3 items, 3 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/575b0e7c-0185-4b8d-ab6d-054368199735
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1786 F004 QS
Date Range
1786/02
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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
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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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/df07fd17-9b51-44aa-9566-194759504730
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1783 F003 QS
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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.
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kereys, Michael
Ferrey, Cunrad
McFadden, Daniel
Snows, Nicholas
Row, Peter
Wilhelm, Adam
Zanck, Jacob
Gallagh, David
McRerey, Joseph
Steen, Hans
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Charge: tippling house
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1783 F003 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
Charged with keeping a tippling house and selling of spiritous liquors without license.
Additional name: Nicholas Snows.
Second defendant: Cunrad Ferrey.
Charged with assault and battery on Peter Row.
Additional name: Adam Wilhelm.
Third defendant: Cunrad Ferrey.
Second charge for assault and battery on Peter Row.
Additional name: Jacob Zanck.
Fourth defendant: Daniel McFadden.
Charged with stealing cloth.
Additional names: David Gallagh, Joseph McRerey, Hans Steen.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2ea629fd-adf6-48bf-a030-016716023054
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1784 F003 QS
Date Range
1784/04
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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
1784/04
Year
1784
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Welsh, James
Hansen, Thomas
Burns, Demety
Betz, Marden
Kingmager, Adam
Lowman, John
Sehnider, Simon
Cunrad, Michael
Orr, John
Stauffer, Henry
Rorebach, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Charge: tippling house
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1784 F003 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
Also: Thomas Hansen.
Charged, with stealing property of Lodwig Lowman.
Additional names: John Lowman, Simon Sehnider, Michael Cunrad.
Second defendant: Demety Burns.
Charged with assault and battery on John Orr and Henry Stauffer.
Third defendant: Marden Betz.
Charged with keeping a tippling house, selling and retailing of spiritous liquors without liquors.
Additional name: Christian Rorebach.
Fourth defendant: Adam Kingmager.
Charged with selling and peddling of spiritous liquors without license.
1 item, 1 piece
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