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Court of Quarter Sessions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22216
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Physical Description
1 volume ; 29 cm
Notes
Ttranscribed by Barbara Hunserber, 2015-2018.
RG 02-00 0905 v. 040 Lancaster Cojunty Historical Society.
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Contents
1782-1787.
Summary
A record of criminal offenses including tippling larceny, assault and battery, and other offenses.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Subjects
Court calendars - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
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Court of Quarter Sessions, (Lancaster County) 1782-1787

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22215
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Call Number
347.3748 QQ1 1782-1787
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Contents
1878-1917.
Summary
A record of warrants issued to open streets in the city of Lancaster. Pages are pre-printed forms with spaces to record date, court term, name of street, petitioner, jurors and viewers, court order, condemnation proceeding, costs, and signature of clerk. Arranged chronologically and indexed by street name.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Court calendars - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Court calendars.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
347.3748 QQ1 1782-1787
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In the matter of the alleged contempt, &c., of Andrew J. Steinman, Esq., and William U.Hensel, Esq., attorneys of said court

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18904
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Date of Publication
1880]
Call Number
364.134 S823
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster
Date of Publication
1880]
Physical Description
33 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Caption-title.
Accompanied by a newspaper article.
Subjects
Steinman, Andrew J.
Hensel, William U.
Contempt of court
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
364.134 S823
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Journal of the proceedings of the Congress, held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21348
Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Date of Publication
[1775]
Call Number
Book 464 1775
Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold, by William and Thomas Bradford ... M. DCC. LXXV.
Date of Publication
[1775]
Physical Description
2 leaves, [i], ii-iv, [1], 2-239 pages 20 cm
Notes
Evans 14569.
Title vignette.
Contains the journals from May 10 to August 1, 1775.
Second printing, with the names of John Hancock and Charles Thomson inserted at foot of page 239.
Bound with: U.S. Continental Congress, 1774. Journals ... Philadelphia, 1774.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 464 as assigned by Yeates.
On back of from cover: Matthias Hough to Jasper Yeates, July 1 1776.
Subjects
Three quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Bradford, William,
Bradford, Thomas,
Hough, Matthias,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 464 1775
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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Cloth identifying strip
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It01
Date Range
No date
  1 document  
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Cloth identifying strip
Description
Cloth identifying strip from the original file drawer: "Slave Registers, 1780-1788."
Date Range
No date
Creation Date
Undated
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Labels
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Label
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are found in the Research Center Library on microfilm (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized)
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 1
Other Number
MG-240, Series 1, Folder 1, Item 1
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

MG0240_Ser01_F001_It01.pdf

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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Label from the original file drawer
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It02
Date Range
No date
  1 document  
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Label from the original file drawer
Description
Label from the original file drawer: "Entries of Negro and Mulatoe children born after the year 1780."
Date Range
No date
Creation Date
Undated
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Labels
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Label
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are found in the Research Center Library on microfilm (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized)
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 1
Other Number
MG-240, Series 1, Folder 1, Item 2
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

MG0240_Ser01_F001_It02.pdf

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Laws enacted in the first sitting of the eleventh General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : which commenced at Philadelphia, on the twenty third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21640
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1787]
Call Number
Book 588 1787
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Thomas Bradford,
Date of Publication
1787]
Physical Description
[1], 182-194, [2] p. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Caption title.
Imprint supplied by Evans.
Signatures: 3A-3D² (3D2 verso blank).
Sideglosses.
Includes acts and laws numbered Chap. LIX-LXIV signed and enacted in the months of November and December by Thomas Mifflin, speaker [of the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives] and Peter Zachary Lloyd, clerk of the General Assembly.
Pagination continues: Laws enacted in the first sitting of the tenth General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which commenced at Philadelphia, on Monday the twenty-fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, Philadelphia, [1786] (Evans 19885).
Handwritten index precedes text,
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 588 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
ESTC
Subjects
Session laws - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Law - Pennsylvania.
Law.
Politics and government.
Session laws.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Sources.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865 - Sources.
Pennsylvania.
Three-quarters leather on boards (Binding)
Early works.
History.
Sources.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Mifflin, Thomas,
Lloyd, Peter Zachary.
Dallas, Alexander James,
Etting, Frank M.
Bradford, Thomas,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 588 1787
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Laws enacted in the first sitting of the ninth General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : which commenced at Philadelphia, on the twenty-fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21636
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
[1784-85]
Call Number
Book 587 1784b
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1784)
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
[T. Bradford],
Date of Publication
[1784-85]
Physical Description
401-415, [1], 417-587, i-iv, 589-704, i-iii pages ; 33 cm
Notes
Pages 402-403 misnumbered 442-443.
Handwritten index precedes text.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 587 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,
Subjects
Three-quarters leather on boards (Binding)
Imprinted spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Bradford, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 587 1784b
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Laws enacted in the second sitting of the eighth General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Which commenced at Philadelphia, on Tuesday the thirteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred eighty and four

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21619
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1784.
Call Number
Book 587 1784
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1784 January)
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
[Printed by Thomas Bradford],
Date of Publication
1784.
Physical Description
271-368, iii pages ; 35 cm
Notes
Handwritten index precedes text.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 587 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania
Subjects
Three-quarters leather on boards (Binding)
Gilt tile on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Bradford, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 587 1784
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Laws enacted in the second sitting of the eleventh General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : which commenced at Philadelphia, on the twentieth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21641
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1787]
Call Number
Book 588 1787a
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Thomas Bradford,
Date of Publication
1787]
Physical Description
[1], 196-313, [1], iv p. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Caption title.
Imprint supplied by Evans.
Signatures: 3E-4L² (4L2 verso blank) chi².
Sideglosses.
Includes acts and laws numbered Chap. LXV-CIII signed and enacted in the months of February and March by Thomas Mifflin, speaker [of the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives] and Peter Zachary Lloyd, clerk of the General Assembly.
Pagination continues: Laws enacted in the first sitting of the tenth General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which commenced at Philadelphia, on Monday the twenty-fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, Philadelphia, [1786] (Evans 19885).
Handwritten index precedes text.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 588 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
ESTC
Subjects
Session laws - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Law - Pennsylvania.
Law.
Politics and government.
Session laws.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Sources.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865 - Sources.
Pennsylvania.
Early works.
History.
Sources.
Three-quarteres leather on boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Mifflin, Thomas,
Lloyd, Peter Zachary.
Dallas, Alexander James,
Etting, Frank M.
Bradford, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 588 1787a
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