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Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
NOV 1837 F001 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1837
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Barnes, Robert
Cain, Matthew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1837 F001 MC
Box Number
013
Notes
Fugitive from labor and service.
African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Additional Notes
Fugitive from labor and service.
African-American.
Employer/master: Cain, Matthew.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1808 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
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Herr, Henry
Mehaffy, Samuel
Harris, John
Brown, James
Schweigith, Sebastian
Wilson, Tempest
Fulton, William
Jamison, John
Campbell, Robert
Barnes, Robert
Rady, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Returns
Tavern keepers
Taverns
Liquor License
Martic Twp.
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1808 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Return of the tavernkeepers: Martic Twp., Little Britain Twp.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail