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Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
APR 1836 F064 MC
Date Range
1836/04
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Date Range
1836/04
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1836 F064 MC
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
AUG 1840 F008 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0015
People
Thompson, John
Anderson, George
Kelleson
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1840 F008 MC
Box Number
015
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
Anderson, George.
Keleson.
African-Americans.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
3.000
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1787 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
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Treet, Jacob
Christy, Samuel
Williams, George
Steel, Philip
Harrington, Jacob
Long, Jacob
Myer, Joseph
Myer, Andrew
Thompson, John
Hasner, Christopher
Stuft, Jacob
Malson, Thomas
Malson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Susquehanna River
Charge: forcible entry
Islands
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1787 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Multiple defendants.
Recognizance, charged with forcible entry and overtaking an island on the Susquehanna River.
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
NOV 1834 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
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Neidich, John
Smuller, John
Coble, Jacob
Green, Joseph
Daugherty, Michael
Shaub, Henry
Moore, James
Parris, Joseph
Henry, Edward S.
James, Samuel
Poorman, David
Philips, John
Williams, David W.
Steward, Samuel
Smith, William
White, Albert
Welsh, Nathaniel
Thompson, John
Roger, Conrad
Banks, David
Kreider, Joseph
Doonan, Barney
Henry, Thomas
Devaul, James Westley
Barger, William
Marry, Lloyd
Malson, William
Bell, William
Butler, William
Wilson, Washington
Devlin, Charles
Bucher, Sally
Bossley, John
Diffenbach, Adam
Weidle, John
Diffenbach, Catharine
Olmstead, Margaret
Gordan, John
Evans, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1834 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
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
NOV 1834 F012 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
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Rager, Conrad
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: robbery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1834 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Conrad Rager.
Robbery.
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
Prison calendar
Object ID
APR 1848 F002 QS
Date Range
1848/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Prison calendar
Date Range
1848/04
Year
1848
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Body, James
Connor, Samuel
Dietrich, George
Dugan, Cornelius
Fry, John
Gruber, Isaac
Hamilton, J.
Henry, David
Jordan, John
King, George
Loring, Henry
Newman, Henry
O'Neal, Patrick
Pleasants, Henry
Ridgely, James
Roger, Thomas
Rominsky, Henry
Thacker, J.
Thompson, J.
Thompson, John
Turner, S. L.
Walker, John
Way, Robert
West, George
Wheeler, Jared
Young, William
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1848 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Prison calendar.
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
NOV 1849 F086 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
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1849 F086 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Assault and battery.
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
AUG 1850 F042 QS
Date Range
1850/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1850/08
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Thompson, John
Subjects
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: surety of the peace
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1850 F042 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Surety of the peace.
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 1850 F013 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
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Anderson, George
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: assault
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1850 F013 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Also: George Anderson.
Assault; surety of the peace.
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
NOV 1896 F081 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
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1896 F081 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny as bailee.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
86.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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