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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/83b3d112-235f-4a83-a57d-795475077790
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F031 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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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
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
West, John
Smith, Joshua
Bennet, Samuel
Howard, Rice
Steitz, Peter
Ross, William B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Doctors
Major, United States Army
Warrants
Depositions
Subpoenas
Examinations
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F031 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Joshua Smith, Samuel Bennet (doctor), Rice Howard (Major).
Warrant.
Deposition of Peter Steitz, William B. Ross.
Subpoena.
Examination of witnesses.
4 items, 4 pieces
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Case Number
5.000
Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1820 F006 QS
Date Range
1820/04
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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
1820/04
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shocker, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1820 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
Letter to the court.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1788 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Donally, James
Peirsol, Mordecai
Kittera, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1788 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from Mordecai Peirsol to John Kittera.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 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
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ceasar
Scott, John
Boyd, William
Campbell, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Enslaved persons
Major, United States Army
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F016 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Servant to Major John Scott.
Additional names: William Boyd, James Campbell.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1790 F002 QS
Date Range
1790/02
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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
1790/02
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burns, Francis
Withers, John
Withers, Elizabeth
Johnson, William
Johnston, William
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1790 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Letter to John Withers, to forward to his sister Elizabeth Withers.
Additional name: William Johnson, alias John Smith, or William Johnston.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1791 F011 QS
Date Range
1791/08
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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
1791/08
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burg, Richard
Mifflin, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Governors
Charge: tippling house
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1791 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from Governor Thomas Mifflin, remitting fine for having a tippling house with no license.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
OCT 1792 F004 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
1792
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smyth, Joseph
Sharmon, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Medicine
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OCT 1792 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Letter to Robert Sharmon, requesting medicine for cough.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1792 F004 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
1792
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rogers, James
Miller, James
Moore, Joseph
Smith, Joseph
Nisbit, Robert
Gesell, William
Erwin, Matthew
Shnebly, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Charge: robbery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1792 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Alias, James Miller.
Also: Joseph Moore, alias Joseph Smith.
Letter, defendants charged with robbing properties of Robert Nisbit, William Gesell, Matthew Erwin, Peter Shnebly.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b5c6feeb-3aa4-4393-b529-861859714450
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1785 F001 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
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cook, Jacob
Burd, Edward
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1785 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Letter to Edward Burd, stating that he is unable to attend court.
1 item, 1 piece
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Date Range
1806/05
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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
1806/05
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brenneman, Jacob
Prenner, Jacob
Bevin, John
Haas, Michael
Hass, Michael
Feirich, Gotlieb
Crist, George
Zerbe, Christian
Wood, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Charge: attempted murder
Charge: murder
Examinations
Recognizance
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Jacob Prenner, John Bevin.
Warrant, charged with murder, or attempted murder of his father-in-law, Michael Haas.
Examinations of Gotlieb Feirich, George Crist, Christian Zerbe.
Recognizance.
Letter from William Wood.
7 items, 7 pieces
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