An account of the arguments of counsel, and the directions of the court, on a plea of Auterfois Acquit : pleaded by James Foy, at the Summer Assizes 1786 ... to an indictment for procuring ... Andrew Creagh, otherwise Craig ... to slee and murder Patrick Randal McDonnell, Esquire, and Charles Hipson, with the pleadings in that case
With half-title: An account of the arguments of counsel and the directions of the Court in the case of the King and Foy.
Signatures: pi4 A-K4 (pi1 verso, pi2 verso, K3 verso blank).
Bound with The trials of George Robert Fitzgerald, Esq; and Timothy Brecknock...the murder of Pat. Ran. McDonnell and Charles Hipson...Dublin: P. Byrne, 1786 - The trial of John Magee for....libel against Richard Daly...Dublin: P. Byrne, 1790 - Ten thousand pounds damages...a report on the trial ...brought by the Reverand Charles Massy against...the Marquis of Headfort for criminal conversation with plaintiff's wife...Philadelphia: P. Byrne, 1804 - Trial of Fracis Bellew, esq...for appearing in arms with a mob of defenders...Dublin: P. Byrne, 1794 - A faithful report of the trial of the proprietors of the Northern Star...Belfast, 1794.
This collection contains papers and local government records related to Black history in Lancaster County, including an index to Lancaster County's register of enslaved persons, Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, and a biographical account of Rev. James William Charles Pennington. There are official records for enslaved persons and their children in Lancaster County, as well as freemen within Lancaster City. The collection also contains a manumission paper from the state of Virginia, a certificate for free persons of color, and letters from anit-slavery societies.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 consists of the "Slave Registers," official county records registering enslaved women and their children after 1780.
Series 2 contains the "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons," a manumission paper, correspondence, and other records.
1 box, 33 folders, 128 items, 1,178 pages to scan, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this collection 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.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was formerly called "The Slave Records of Lancaster County Collection." Name changed to "African American Records Collection" and arrangement changed on 13 June 2007. Name changed again in 2022 to "Black History Collection."
Cases in crown law, determined by the Twelve judges, by the Court of King's bench, and by commissioners of Oyer and terminer and general gaol delivery, from the fourth year of George the Second to the twenty-ninth year of George the Third. [1730-1789]
Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall ... for W. Strahan, J. Pote, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Longman, G. Robinson, T. Cadel, J. White, W. Flexney, E. Brooke, J. Hayes, M. Hingeston, W. Fox, and Wheildon and Co.,
Date of Publication
MDCCLXXX [1780]
Physical Description
5 v. ; 37 cm (fol.)
Notes
Vol. 5 has misprinted imprint date of MDCLXXX.
Vol. 1: xii, 670 p.; v. 2: vii, [1], 699, [1] p.; v. 3: viii, 588 p.; v. 4: viii, 583, [1] p.; v. 5: viii. 752 p.
Includes indexes.
LC copy has binder's title: Comyns's Digest ... 2nd edition.
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King's bench; from Hilary term, the 14th of George III, 1774, to Trinity term, the 18th of George III, 1778, (both inclusive.)
Reports of cases adjudged in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut : from the year 1785 to May 1788 : with some determinations in the Supreme Court of Errors
Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of King's Bench : from Michaelmas term, 26th George III, to Easter term ... George III, both inclusive
Printed by His Majesty's law-printers, for T. Whieldon,
Date of Publication
1787-1800.
Physical Description
8 volumes ; 32 cm
Notes
Reports cover the period 1785-1800.
Issued at the end of each term, and usually cited as "Term reports", with later editions appearing under that title.
Vol. 3 printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall for T. Whieldon; v. 4, by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall for Whieldon and Butterworth; v. 5, by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall for J. Butterworth; v. 6-8, by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth.
Vol. 7 and 8 to "Trinity Term."
Includes indexes.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 145, 146, 147,148, and 149 assigned by Yeates.
Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of King's Bench : in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first years of the reign of George III. [1778-1781]
Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers for T. Cadell and E. Brooke,
Date of Publication
1783.
Physical Description
xiv, [32], 766, [54] pages ; 33 cm
Notes
"Additions to Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of King's Bench : in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first years of the reign of George III, by Sylvester Douglas" (36 p.; published: London, Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers, for T. Cadell and E. Brooke, 1786) inserted.
