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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1753 F001 QS
Date Range
1753/07
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1753/07
Year
1753
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harry
Clark, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Adjudications
Indentured servants
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1753 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Adjudication.
A person of color, servant of Clark, John.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1755 F003 QS
Date Range
1755/02
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
1755/02
Year
1755
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Young, John
Snider, Anthony
Ruly, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Orders
Overseers of the Poor
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1755 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Additional petitioner: Snider, Anthony.
Petition of overseers of the poor of the Borough of Lancaster, regarding James Ruly.
Order.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1755 F005 QS
Date Range
1755/02
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
1755/02
Year
1755
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Page, John
Myers, Samuel
Harness, Jacob
Richards, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Overseers of the Poor
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1755 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Petition against Samuel Myers and Jacob Harness, Overseers of the Poor, regarding Robert Richards.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1755 F004 QS
Date Range
1755/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1755/08
Year
1755
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harry
Cookson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Adjudications
Indentured servants
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1755 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Person of color.
Adjudication.
Servant to Samuel Cookson.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1756 F003 QS
Date Range
1756/04
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
1756/04
Year
1756
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, John
Frantz, John
Shippen, J.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1756 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Additional name: Frantz, John.
Appointment of Overseers of the Poor for Manor Twp., by J. Shippen.
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
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Partition Papers
Object ID
RG 01-00 [0702]
Date Range
1755-1797
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Partition Papers
Description
Collection consists of just 16 cases. Writs of partitions, summons, and decrees recording the legal division of real estate. Documents show court term and case no.; names of plaintiffs and defendants, interested parties, judge, sheriff, twelve men; description and value of estate; and date filed. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1755-1797
Year Range From
1755
Year Range To
1797
Date of Accumulation
1755-1797
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Real property
Summons
Search Terms
Court of Common Pleas
Real estate
Summons
Writs
Extent
1 box
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 [0702]
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Partition Dockets (1850-1907) are at the Lancaster County Archives.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 [0702]
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 09 December 2023.
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1761 F003 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
1761
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Roads
Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1761 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Petition of inhabitants of Lebanon Twp. for the appointment of two men to be Overseers of the town roads.
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 1761 F003 QS
Date Range
1761/08
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
1761/08
Year
1761
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harvey, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Orders
Overseers of the Poor
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1761 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Order from the Overseers of Poor of Earl Twp. to Newlin Twp., Chester County regarding John Harvey, a "sickly poor young man."
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
SEP 1764 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
1764
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Sanders, Isaac
Reed, Adam
Moor, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
SEP 1764 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Order to the Overseers of the Poor in Lancaster Twp. to remove Thomas Moor to Leacock Twp.
Also: Reed, Adam.
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 1765 F007 QS
Date Range
1765/08
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
1765/08
Year
1765
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Overseers of the Poor
Lancaster Twp.
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1765 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Petition by inhabitants of Lancaster Twp. regarding the Overseers of the Poor.
Most signatures are in German.
Signers of petition: James Webb, [signature in German], [signature in German], Andrew Groff, [signature in German], George Eberle, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], James Webb Jr., [signature in German], James Webb, Abraham Meyer, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German].
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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