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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1870 F048 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
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Moore, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fraud
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1870 F048 QS
Additional Notes
Fraud.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
48.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #378
Date Range
1823
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
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. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
1823
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Anderson, Hetty
Barth, Susanna
Bartholomew, William
Bartle, Catharine
Bartle, Jacob
Chambers, Joseph
Chapman, Barbara
Dorwart, Jacob
Dougherty, Charles
Eberman, Mathias
Eck, WIlliam
Ehler, Daniel
Elvis, Samuel
Flick, William
Foster, Catharine
Gundacker, John
Haines, Daniel
Henry, Michael
Hinkle, Jonathan
Keller, Jacob
Kendig, Sally
Kendig, Prudence
Kieler, Henry
Kranz, George
Kriner, Henry
Lightner, John
Lynch, William
Lyons, Charlotte
Lyons, John
Matter, George
McDonald, Ann
Miller, George
Miller, Jane
Mullen, John
Reitzel, John
Walter, Christiana
White, Joseph
Widley, Sarah
Wiedle, Sarah
Will, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Lancaster
Quarter Sessions
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #378
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Flick, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Kriner, Henry. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Bartholomew, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Chapman, Barbara. Barth, Susanna. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Elvis, Samuel. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Anderson, Hetty. Indicted for larceny. Haines, Daniel. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Gundacker, John. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted of larceny. Wiedle [or Widley], Sarah. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Keller, Jacob. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Kranz, George. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Miller, George. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Witnesses: Lyons, John. Lyons, Charlotte. Will, John. Foster, Catharine. Miller, Jane.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Reitzel, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court two days November Sessions 1823.
Ehler, Daniel. Server as Cryer Mayors Court November Sessions 1823.
Constables at Mayors Court November Sessions 1823: Chambers, Joseph. Haines, Daniel. Henry, Michael.
Lightner, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court four days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of common scold. Dorwart, Jacob. Witness.
Matter, George Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors court two days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Bartholomew, William.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Dougherty, Charles. Committed of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Eck, WIlliam. Convicted of larceny. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Bartle, Jacob. Bartle, Catharine.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Mullen, John. White, Joseph. Kieler, Henry
1 item, 26 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1788 F002 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
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wilson, John Jr.
Roberts, Mary
Roberts, John
Roberts, Hugh
Moore, John
Teco, John
McCarriater, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1788 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery against Mary Roberts, John Roberts and Hugh Roberts.
Additional names: John Moore, John Teco, Patrick McCarriater.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1790 F025 QS
Date Range
1790/08
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
1790/08
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Henry, Richard
Dering, Henry
Jordan, John
Hamilton, Charles
Neaff, Christian
Moore, John
Edwards, Thomas
Davies, David
Steel, Archibald
Blair, Andrew
McFall, Henry
Pierce, Morke
McConnell, Patrick
Shwenck, John
Robertson, Dunken
Benedick, Philip
Stamer, Anthony
Miller, Jacob
Gensmer, John
Davis, Isaac
Gamble, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Certificates
Petitions
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1790 F025 QS
Additional Notes
Certificate, no liquor has been sold at petitioner's house.
List of signatures, some in German.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1791 F003 QS
Date Range
1791/05
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
1791/05
Year
1791
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Yellow Jane
Yellow Jean
Abraham
Ceaser
Whiteside, Abraham
Gibson, William Sr.
Gibson, William Jr.
Gibson, John
Gibson, Mary
Moore, John
Campbell, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1791 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Or Yellow Jean. Also: Abraham; Ceasar.
African-American.
List of costs, defendants charged with assault and battery.
Additional names: Abraham Whiteside, William Gibson Sr., William Gibson Jr., John Gibson, Mary Gibson, John Moore, Thomas Campbell.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1844 F008 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
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Marsh, Perry
Mash, Perry
Miller, George
McGinnis, Hiram
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Charge: rescue
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1844 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Assault; rescue.
Also: George Miller; McGinnis, Hiram.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Object ID
AUG 1820 F002 QS
Date Range
1820/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1820/08
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Austen, David
Bell, Jacob
Boshard, Joseph
Bowser, Peter
Burns, Michael
Butler, Henry
Copelen, Isaac
Cosey, James
Derr, Jacob
Kanady, Mathew
McMullin, James
Miller, John
Moore, John
Morris, Richard
Murphy, Thomas
Nagel, Frederick
Planter, Worthington
Turner, Mary Ann
Warfel, John
Wiley, Addison
Willes, Henry
Wilson, James
Wilson, Mary
Worthington, Asa
Yarlet, Margaret
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Persons of color
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1820 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1820 F017 QS
Date Range
1820/08
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
1820/08
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Moore, John
Bowser, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Bill of costs
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1820 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Bill of costs.
Also: Peter Bowser.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1821 F013 QS
Date Range
1821/04
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
1821/04
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, George
Phillips, Rebecca
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1821 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Assault and battery on Rebecca Phillips.
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
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1848 F030 QS
Date Range
1848/08
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
1848/08
Year
1848
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, George
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: passing a counterfeit note
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1848 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Passing a counterfeit note.
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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