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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1836 F014 QS
Date Range
1836
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
1836
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Raush, Henry
Harper, Oliver B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Certificates
Jailors
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1836 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Certificate of Henry Raush, keeper of the jail at Schuylkill County, regarding Oliver B. Harper.
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
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson
Object ID
AUG 1836 F003 QS
Date Range
1836/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson
Date Range
1836/08
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Affidavits
Eastern State Penitentiary
Envelopes
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Envelope
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1836 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson, alias Benjamin Williams and James Fortner, convicts discharged from Eastern State Penitentiary.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #378
Date Range
1823
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 Range
1823
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Anderson, Hetty
Barth, Susanna
Bartholomew, William
Bartle, Catharine
Bartle, Jacob
Chambers, Joseph
Chapman, Barbara
Dorwart, Jacob
Dougherty, Charles
Eberman, Mathias
Eck, WIlliam
Ehler, Daniel
Elvis, Samuel
Flick, William
Foster, Catharine
Gundacker, John
Haines, Daniel
Henry, Michael
Hinkle, Jonathan
Keller, Jacob
Kendig, Sally
Kendig, Prudence
Kieler, Henry
Kranz, George
Kriner, Henry
Lightner, John
Lynch, William
Lyons, Charlotte
Lyons, John
Matter, George
McDonald, Ann
Miller, George
Miller, Jane
Mullen, John
Reitzel, John
Walter, Christiana
White, Joseph
Widley, Sarah
Wiedle, Sarah
Will, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Lancaster
Quarter Sessions
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #378
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Flick, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Kriner, Henry. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Bartholomew, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Chapman, Barbara. Barth, Susanna. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Elvis, Samuel. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Anderson, Hetty. Indicted for larceny. Haines, Daniel. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Gundacker, John. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted of larceny. Wiedle [or Widley], Sarah. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Keller, Jacob. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Kranz, George. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Miller, George. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Witnesses: Lyons, John. Lyons, Charlotte. Will, John. Foster, Catharine. Miller, Jane.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Reitzel, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court two days November Sessions 1823.
Ehler, Daniel. Server as Cryer Mayors Court November Sessions 1823.
Constables at Mayors Court November Sessions 1823: Chambers, Joseph. Haines, Daniel. Henry, Michael.
Lightner, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court four days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of common scold. Dorwart, Jacob. Witness.
Matter, George Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors court two days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Bartholomew, William.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Dougherty, Charles. Committed of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Eck, WIlliam. Convicted of larceny. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Bartle, Jacob. Bartle, Catharine.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Mullen, John. White, Joseph. Kieler, Henry
1 item, 26 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1786 F004 QS
Date Range
1786/03
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
1786/03
Year
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cartwright, Charles
Ellis, Richard
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: horse stealing
Petitions
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1786 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Petition to discharge [ ] Barnes from payment of recognizance.
Defendant charged with horse stealing.
Petitioner: Richard Ellis
Clerical error regarding discharge.
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
JUN 1788 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Starred, William
McFannel, David
Frie, Emanuel
Starred, James
Williams, Thomas
Williams, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1788 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Additional name: James Starred.
Second defendant: David McFannel, slave of Emanuel Frie.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse belonging to Thomas Williams and Benjamin Williams.
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
JUL 1788 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Seeger, John
Seeger, Henry
Williams, Benjamin
Bausman, Wendel
Hiens, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with biting off a person's finger
Additional names: Henry Seeger, Benjamin Williams, Wendel Bausman, Henry Hiens.
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
JUL 1788 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wilson, John Jr.
Roberts, Mary
Roberts, John
Roberts, Hugh
Moore, John
Teco, John
McCarriater, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery against Mary Roberts, John Roberts and Hugh Roberts.
Additional names: John Moore, John Teco, Patrick McCarriater.
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
JUL 1788 F003 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Starret, David
Starret, Robert
Starret, William
Clark, Brice
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Complaints
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Robert Starret, William Starret.
Complaint filed by Brice Clark.
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
JUL 1788 F004 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gotshall, Peter
Cauffman, Andrew
Hufft, Jacob
Weaver, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: obstructing a road
Hempfield Twp.
Highways
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with obstructing a highway by Andrew Cauffman, the Supervisor of the Public Highway in Hempfield Twp.
Additional names: Jacob Hufft, Adam Weaver.
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
JUL 1788 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Webb, William
Davis, William
Souder, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: William Davis.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse, property of John Souder.
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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