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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1866 F038 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
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1866 F038 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Case numbers: 34, 35.
4 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
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #174
Date Range
1824
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners.
Date Range
1824
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Baney, John
Booth, James
Boyle, Hetty
Boyle, John
Brown, William
Burkholder, Christian
Clark, Bartholemew
Clarke, James
Cozey, John
Dougherty, William
Echer, John J.
Ellinger, David
Ellinger, Hannah
Elves, Ester
Finfrock, Jacob
Furness, Conrad
Gochenauer, John
Hackman, Frederick
Haines, Eve
Harlan, Jonathan
Hastings, George
Hoffman, Jacob
Knight, William
Lindemuth, Jacob
Manahan, James
McCauley, Lucy
Michael, John
Miller, David
Moore, Thomas
Muhlenberg, Frederick A.
Musser, Henry
Phipps, Mary
Phipps, Samuel
Pierce, Calvin
Quigley, Thomas L.
Rowland, Samuel
Sextman, John
Sextman, Mary
Smith, Nicholas
Steman, John
Stewart, Charles
Thomas, Lewis
Tunison, Francis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Quarter Sessions
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #174
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 17, 2001.
Additional Notes
Court house.
Payment to prothonotary.
Muhlenberg, Frederick A. Prothonotary.
Court cases mentioned [all are Commonwealth v.]
Hopper, _____.
Gochenauer, John.
Harlan, Jonathan et al.
Rowland, Samuel.
Baney, John.
Hastings, George.
Dougherty, William.
Hackman, Frederick.
Finfrock, Jacob.
Lindemuth, Jacob.
Michael, John.
Elves, Ester.
Phipps, Mary.
Phipps, Samuel.
Smith, Nicholas.
Moore, Thomas.
Stewart, Charles.
Burkholder, Christian.
Boyle, John.
Boyle, Hetty.
Haines, Eve.
Thomas, Lewis.
Cozey, John.
McCauley, Lucy.
Ellinger, Hannah.
Ellinger, David.
Tunison, Francis.
Echer, John J.
Miller, David.
Clarke, James.
Pierce, Calvin.
Hoffman, Jacob.
Furness, Conrad.
Clark, Bartholemew.
Sextman, John.
Sextman, Mary.
Manahan, James.
Booth, James.
Quigley, Thomas L.
Brown, William.
Steman, John.
Knight, William.
Musser, Henry.
1 item. 3 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1821 F020 QS
Date Range
1821/08
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
1821/08
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Elliot, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1821 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy with Mary Elliot.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 F012 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
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brown, William
Herr, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: misdemeanor
Bart Twp.
Place
Bart Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F012 QS
Additional Notes
Also: David Herr.
Process, charged with a misdemeanor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1807 F008 QS
Date Range
1807/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1807/08
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Flanagher, Margaret
McIntosh, Ann
Wright, William
Wolfartone, Jacob
Trissler, John
Sellers, Sophia
Forry, Elizabeth
Milton, Stephen
Steward, Hugh
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1807 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, surety of the peace.
Additional names: Ann McIntosh, William Wright, Jacob Wolfartone, John Trissler, Sophia Sellers, Elizabeth Forry, Stephen Milton, Hugh Steward, Widow Leo.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1854 F065 QS
Date Range
1854/04
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
1854/04
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1854 F065 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
56.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1855 F036 QS
Date Range
1855/04
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
1855/04
Year
1855
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Finsener, Henry
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: attempted arson
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1855 F036 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Henry Finsener.
Attempted arson at city lock up.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
29.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1852 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
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Pope, E.
McCoy, A.
Eden, Joseph
Hall, Alexander
Ridgley, Jacob
Wertz, Robert
McBride, John
Frey, George
Flynn, Michael
Harron, P.
Daley, Thomas
Thompson, John
Brown, William
Thompson, Ezekiel
Pendegrast, Benjamin
Clark, Elijah
Williams, William
Reed, George
Johnson, Benjamin
Jackson, John
Sims, Henry
Smith, William
Stoutter, A.
Bonom, Sarah
Bonom, E.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Prison calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges for riot and murder
Object ID
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Date Range
1852/01
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Charges for riot and murder
Date Range
1852/01
Creation Date
January 1852
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Butler, Thomas
Carter, Nelson
Caulsberg, Daniel
Clark, Elijah
Clarkson, Isaiah
Clarkson, Lewis
Clemens, Hezekiah
Clinch, Abraham
Gales, Lewis
Green, Henry
Harris, Walter
Holliday, John
Hunter, Charles
Jackson, John
Johnston, Benjamin
Moore, Jacob
Morgan, John
Pendergrast, Benjamin
Pernsley, Alson
Philips, Jacob
Reed, George
Scarlett, Joseph P.
Sims, Henry
Stewart, Light
Thompson, Ezekiel
Valentine, Charley
Wells, George
Williams, George
Williams, William
Wilson, Collister
Subjects
African Americans--History
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Slavery
Search Terms
Charge: murder
Charge: riot
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Christiana Resistance
Fugitive slave law
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Slavery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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.
Additional Notes
Riot; murder.
Christiana Resistance.
Defendants: John Morgan; Henry Sims; Charley Valentine; Lewis Clarkson; Charles Hunter; Lewis Gales; George Williams; Alson Pernsley; Light Stewart; Joseph Scarlet; William Brown; Ezekiel Thompson; Daniel Caulsberg; Isaiah Clarkson; Benjamin Pendergrast; Elijah Clark; Henry Green; William Williams; John Holliday; William Brown; George Reed; Benjamin Johnston; John Jackson; Thomas Butler; Collister Wilson; Hezekiah Clemens; George Wells; Walter Harris; Abraham Clinch; Nelson Carter; Jacob Philips; Jacob Moore.
1 item, 7 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
JAN 1852 F032 QS
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1758 F005 QS
Date Range
1758/04
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
1758/04
Year
1758
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1758 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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