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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5f2f170c-0c4c-4d79-ad80-965122206530
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F041 QS
Date Range
1818/08
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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
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Coleman, Frederick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Charge: larceny
Berks County
Jails
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F041 QS
Additional Notes
Warrant, to be removed from Berks County jail and brought to Lancaster County jail.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
21.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1103cad3-bbf8-440b-b537-534994431487
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1819 F007 QS
Date Range
1819/04
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1 document
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
1819/04
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Butt, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: destruction of property
Promissory notes
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1819 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, tore up a promissory note.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
12.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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APR_1819_F007_QS.pdf
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/949ac93e-5b47-4789-8dcf-751169822510
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Recognizance for John Dritt
Object ID
APR 1819 F011 QS
Date Range
1819/04
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Recognizance for John Dritt
Date Range
1819/04
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dritt, John
Malson, Ephraim
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
York County, Pennsylvania
Place
York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1819 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, threatening Ephraim Malson.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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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/00f2d856-bce8-4053-9172-166725201336
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F038 QS
Date Range
1819/08
More detail
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
Hughs, William Jr.
Leebody, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Recognizance
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F038 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, larceny on oath of Robert Leebody, of Sewickley Twp., Beaver County.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
6.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a7b8fdc1-f80b-4d8c-b191-016145734320
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1819 F059 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
Caldwell, James A.
Hutton, Reuben
Burk, Thomas
Burk, William
Buckius, Charles
Perry, Roland
Towson, Isaac
Kirk, Abraham
Milburn, James
Hawkins, Nathaniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: destruction of property
Susquehanna River
Islands
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1819 F059 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Reuben Hutton, Thomas Burk, William Burk, Charles Buckius, Roland Perry, Isaac Towson, Abraham Kirk, James Milburn.
Recognizance, destroying an island on the Susquehanna River on oath of Nathaniel Hawkins.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
30.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d90dba9b-0423-4b4f-8d64-325615102925
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F011 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
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rodgers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Orders
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Order of the court that defendant be taken to court in Chester County.
1 item, 1 piece
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1820 F014 QS
Date Range
1820
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1820
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eagan, Thomas
Masterson, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Complaints
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1820 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Assault on Patrick Masterson of Harrisburg.
Complaint.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Case Number
11.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0321ed86-6eb8-4f10-9fb9-538237713886
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Object ID
AUG 1820 F002 QS
Date Range
1820/08
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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
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/36c8274c-f774-4ad3-8a51-346846310360
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1821 F004 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
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Muma, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Warrants
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1821 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Warrant to transfer from Lebanon County to Lancaster County.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
2.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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