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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Mount Zion AME Church
Object ID
Christiana S02 F13
Date Range
1817
  3 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Mount Zion AME Church
Description
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, "Located between Atglen and Christiana.
The congregation of the church was organized in 1817. Church was built in 1820. It was a station on the 'Underground Railroad.' It observed its 116th anniversary in 1936. Destroyed by fire in 1937 and was immediately rebuilt with various changes in construction."
Date Range
1817
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Church buildings
Underground Railroad
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F13
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Church buildings
Underground Railroad
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F13
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 13, Moores Memorial Library
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1818 F041 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
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
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Recognizance for John Dritt
Object ID
APR 1819 F011 QS
Date Range
1819/04
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
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 1819 F021 QS
Date Range
1819/08
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
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 1819 F038 QS
Date Range
1819/08
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
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
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
6.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F011 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
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
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
JAN 1815 F007 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
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McLaneghan, John
Bankus, Barbara
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Colebrook Furnace
Examinations
Donegal Twp.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1815 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, fornication and bastardy on Barbara Bankus, of Colebrook Furnace, Lebanon County.
Examination of Barbara Bankus.
2 items, 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
AUG 1815 F009 QS
Date Range
1815/08
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
1815/08
Year
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Pearce, Erenius
Hollingsworth, Sally Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Hempfield Twp.
Place
Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1815 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, fornication and bastardy with Sally Ann Hollingsworth, of Pennsbury Twp., Chester County.
3 items, 3 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
APR 1816 F002 QS
Date Range
1816/04
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
1816/04
Year
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Appeals
Directors of the Poor and House of Employment
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1816 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Rule to take depositions.
Appeal, Directors of the Poor and House of Employment of the County of Lancaster vs. Chester County.
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
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
NARRS Files (Appearance Files)
Object ID
RG 01-00 2301
Date Range
1747-1873
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
NARRS Files (Appearance Files)
Description
Civil proceedings papers filed in the Court of Common Pleas, showing court term, case number, names of parties, nature of plea, disposition, and date filed. NARRS files, also called appearance files, are civil court abstracts.
System of Arrangement
Filed chronologically by date, then case number.
Date Range
1747-1873
Year Range From
1747
Year Range To
1873
Date of Accumulation
1747-1873
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subjects
Court records
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court cases
Court of Common Pleas
Court records
Extent
165 boxes
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 2301
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
These papers have not been processed or indexed. If requesting these papers, please allow staff extra time to fulfill this request.
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 2301
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
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