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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions for Wood Shriver and Hester Jane Henson
Object ID
AUG 1862 F020 QS
Date Range
1862/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions for Wood Shriver and Hester Jane Henson
Date Range
1862/08
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Henson, Hester Jane
Shriver, Wood
Subjects
African Americans--History
African American women
Search Terms
African American women
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1862 F020 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Hester Jane Henson. Woman of color.
Larceny.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
24.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1831 F021 QS
Date Range
1831/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Cyrus
Matz, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: stabbing
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 F021 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: Cyrus Allen.
Person of color.
Assault, battery and stabbing.
2 items, 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 1833 F031 QS
Date Range
1833/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1833/08
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Caldwell, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1833 F031 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
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 1834 F020 QS
Date Range
1834/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1834/08
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Benn, Jane
Benn, Joseph
Tim, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1834 F020 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person(s) of color.
Also: Jane Benn, George Tim.
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 1834 F029 QS
Date Range
1834/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1834/08
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bolty, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1834 F029 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Larceny.
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 1851 F066 QS
Date Range
1851/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1851/08
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Marsh, Oliver Perry
Bear, William
Brinton, Levi
Williams, John
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
African American men
Charge: kidnapping
Charge: riot
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1851 F066 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: William Bear; Levi Brinton.
Riot; kidnapping of John Williams, African-American.
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
Charges for riot and murder
Object ID
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Date Range
1852/01
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges for riot and murder
Date Range
1852/01
Creation Date
January 1852
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Butler, Thomas
Carter, Nelson
Caulsberg, Daniel
Clark, Elijah
Clarkson, Isaiah
Clarkson, Lewis
Clemens, Hezekiah
Clinch, Abraham
Gales, Lewis
Green, Henry
Harris, Walter
Holliday, John
Hunter, Charles
Jackson, John
Johnston, Benjamin
Moore, Jacob
Morgan, John
Pendergrast, Benjamin
Pernsley, Alson
Philips, Jacob
Reed, George
Scarlett, Joseph P.
Sims, Henry
Stewart, Light
Thompson, Ezekiel
Valentine, Charley
Wells, George
Williams, George
Williams, William
Wilson, Collister
Subjects
African Americans--History
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Slavery
Search Terms
Charge: murder
Charge: riot
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Christiana Resistance
Fugitive slave law
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Slavery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Riot; murder.
Christiana Resistance.
Defendants: John Morgan; Henry Sims; Charley Valentine; Lewis Clarkson; Charles Hunter; Lewis Gales; George Williams; Alson Pernsley; Light Stewart; Joseph Scarlet; William Brown; Ezekiel Thompson; Daniel Caulsberg; Isaiah Clarkson; Benjamin Pendergrast; Elijah Clark; Henry Green; William Williams; John Holliday; William Brown; George Reed; Benjamin Johnston; John Jackson; Thomas Butler; Collister Wilson; Hezekiah Clemens; George Wells; Walter Harris; Abraham Clinch; Nelson Carter; Jacob Philips; Jacob Moore.
1 item, 7 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1852 F033 QS
Date Range
1852/01
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1852/01
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kline, Henry H.
Subjects
African Americans
African Americans--History
Slavery
Search Terms
Charge: perjury
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Freedom Seekers
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Slavery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F033 QS
Notes
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Perjury.
Christiana Resistance.
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
AUG 1818 F031 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
5.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Object ID
AUG 1820 F002 QS
Date Range
1820/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1820/08
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Austen, David
Bell, Jacob
Boshard, Joseph
Bowser, Peter
Burns, Michael
Butler, Henry
Copelen, Isaac
Cosey, James
Derr, Jacob
Kanady, Mathew
McMullin, James
Miller, John
Moore, John
Morris, Richard
Murphy, Thomas
Nagel, Frederick
Planter, Worthington
Turner, Mary Ann
Warfel, John
Wiley, Addison
Willes, Henry
Wilson, James
Wilson, Mary
Worthington, Asa
Yarlet, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Persons of color
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1820 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
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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