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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/099e3131-9cde-483f-8a7e-798673536654
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F059 QS
Date Range
1853/04
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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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Waltman, Jacob
Snyder, Solomon
Loyer, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: kidnapping
Maryland
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F059 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Solomon Snyder; Henry [Loyer].
Attempting to kidnap Fleming Hawkins, a free person of color, and to take him to Maryland.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e10f7e42-523a-46f1-bac8-558929285044
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1853 F032 QS
Date Range
1853/04
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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
1853/04
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Galliard, Daniel
Saunders, John
Hawkins, Fleming
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: kidnapping
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1853 F032 QS
Additional Notes
Also: John Saunders.
Kidnapping Fleming Hawkins, a free person of color, with intent to sell as a slave.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 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
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eaton, John
Craten, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: attempting to sell a person
African Americans
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on James Craten and taking him to Maryland with intent to sell him.
African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
18.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f62bc78-ca4b-47fc-9553-215629033852
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F021 QS
Date Range
1819/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lettia
Hannah
Delilah
Kennedy, William
Brown, Jeremiah Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Enslaved persons
Recognizance
Charge: absconding from enslaver
Harford County, Maryland
Maryland
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Hannah, Delilah.
African-American.
Enslaved persons.
Recognizance, absconding from enslaver, William Kennedy of Harford County, Maryland.
Additional name: Jeremiah Brown, Jr. of Little Britain Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/747057ad-9098-482a-b6d5-343157451070
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F057 QS
Date Range
1819/08
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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
1819/08
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Newcomb, James W.
Ally
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: kidnapping
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F057 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, kidnapping Ally, a person of color, to Maryland.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
28.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1814 F022 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
1814
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Myer, John
Lightner, John Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Maryland
Charge: horse stealing
Examinations
Place
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1814 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, horse stealing, property of John Lightner Jr.
Examination.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
2.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/68bcf951-c50f-4865-a75c-472716284340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1838 F024 QS
Date Range
1838/04
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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
1838/04
Year
1838
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Paget, Benedict
Jones, William
Cornelius, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Maryland
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: riot
Place
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1838 F024 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Jones; and unknown others.
Riot; kidnapping the wife of Peter Cornelius, African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1828 F010 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
1828
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Short, Tom
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: runaway
Enslaved persons
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1828 F010 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Runaway slave.
1 item, 1 piece
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RG 02-00 0908
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