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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac1cafde-e134-4fb7-a180-203189421616
Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Recognizance of Catharine and Michael Host of Donegal Twp.
Object ID
MG0166_F012_In01
Date Range
1773/02/03
along with John Hatz and Daniel Elliot for case before Jacob Redsecker. 1840. Insert 6 Orders to the constables of Elizabethtown and Mount Joy to summon Christian Steinert and Jacob Shaffer. Other names: George Reedly, John G. Swan, Christian Steinert. 1840. Insert 7 Orders to the constables of
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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Recognizance of Catharine and Michael Host of Donegal Twp.
Description
Recognizance of Catharine and Michael Host of Donegal Twp. to appear at a trial against Ling, a Black enslaved man held by Robert McKee. Ling is standing trial for the rape of Catharine Host. Prepared and signed by Joseph Work. Fragile condition, torn at fold.
Date Range
1773/02/03
Creation Date
3 February 1773
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Ling
Work, Joseph
Subjects
Bonds
Rape
Trials
Trials (Rape)
Search Terms
Charge: rape
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Rape
Recognizance
Trials
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2022-04-06
Condition Notes
Fragile condition, torn at fold.
Object ID
MG0166_F012_In01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection (MG0166), MG0166_F012_In01, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
The notation in pencil "Joseph Work 1779-1781" refers to his term as Sheriff of Lancaster County.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Other Number
MG-166, Folder 12, Insert 1
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 5 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/01a82159-a909-430f-8ad4-042426332305
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1779 F013 QS
Date Range
1779/08
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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
1779/08
Year
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hannah
Reed, William
Reed, John
Moore, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Recognizance
Enslaved persons
Charge: assault
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1779 F013 QS
Additional Notes
African-American, slave to William Reed.
Recognizance of William Reed of Hannah charged with assisting John Reed in assaulting James Moore.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9dfd96a3-a7cc-4d47-9830-625790588010
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1778 F001 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bennet, Joshua
Brisben, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Lampeter Twp.
Oaths of Allegience
Teachers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1778 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Charged with teaching at a school in Lampeter Twp., not having taken the oath of allegiance as required by law.
Recognizance of John Brisben.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/627ea52e-e84d-4780-8d62-320446399490
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1778 F002 QS
Date Range
1778/06
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1778/06
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Beashor, Mathias
Becker, John
Jones, Samuel
Long, Gehan
Long, Killian
Snevely, Jacob
Thome, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: misprision of treason
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1778 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Mittimus and recognizance, guilty of misprision of treason.
Additional names: Samuel Jones, John Becker, John Thome.
Recognizance of Gehan Long, Mathias Beashor, Jacob Snevely.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d0f51ffb-7685-411c-ab89-504673439026
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1778 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Weiland, Peter
Bier, Peter
Boor, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: misprision of treason
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1778 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with misprision of treason.
Additional names: Peter Bier, John Boor.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/291f3199-3987-4adb-827d-453402486865
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1778 F005 QS
Date Range
1778/08
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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
1778/08
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shaver, Peter
Free, Richard
Caughey, Francis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: refusing to take oath of allegiance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1778 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged for refusal to take an oath of allegiance.
Recognizances of Richard Free, Francis Caughey.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a3f4089b-9e4c-46d0-aa5f-100730781179
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1778 F001 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bennet, Joshua
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Schoolmasters
Oaths of Allegience
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1778 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Reason in arrest of judgment, for exercising employment of a schoolmaster without having taken an oath of allegiance.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dfe6ab90-a2f4-4d34-a2a4-201135432964
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1778 F002 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
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Patterson, Margaret
White, Thomas
Black, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Bonds
Martic Twp.
Overseers of the Poor
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1778 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Bond to the Overseers of the Poor of Martic Twp. from Thomas White and James Black.
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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ad3ca34a-9e07-42b8-8fd9-281159807346
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
List of Causes
Object ID
RG 01-00 [2119]
Date Range
1750-1799
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
List of Causes
Description
Brief summaries of court cases. Each entry includes the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the names of the attorneys, and the judgment of the case. Also includes court costs, if any. Handwritten.
Contents and Object IDs:
Vol. 1 (1750) RG 01-00 [2119]-005
Vol. 2 (1752) RG 01-00 [2119]-010
Vol. 3 (1795-1799) RG 01-00 [2119]-015
System of Arrangement
Arranged by court term and date.
Date Range
1750-1799
Year Range From
1750
Year Range To
1799
Date of Accumulation
1750-1799
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court cases
Court of Common Pleas
Extent
3 volumes
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 [2119]
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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 [2119]
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb2024.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a1b87847-9546-4cad-9021-645586288628
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
NARRS Files (Appearance Files)
Object ID
RG 01-00 2301
Date Range
1747-1873
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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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