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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2029a757-4a21-4c40-a745-206332963933
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1808 F008 QS
More detail
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
Peck, John
Weaver, Adam
McIlhenny, Alexander
Duncan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Recognizance
Charge: theft
Examinations
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1808 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Late of Gettysburg, Adams County.
Recognizance, charged with theft by Alexander McIlhenny.
Examination of Alexander McIlhenny.
Letter from James Duncan.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/efdaff95-4976-461d-b37c-797133221552
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F062 QS
Date Range
1808/08
More detail
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
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Fayette County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F062 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from Fayette County, regarding stolen items.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0227d8b0-9acc-4b27-bf8a-844711511192
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Date Range
1805/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1805/11
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Henrietta
Peggy
Sewell, Clement
Wright, Henry
Wright, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Correspondence
Enslaved persons
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Queen Anne County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1805 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Correspondence from Queen Anne County, Maryland, regarding enslaved persons, Peggy and Henny, who petitioned in Lancaster County for their freedom.
Samuel Wright, acting administrator of the estate of Clement [Sewell].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b373f7cb-90b1-4299-9e08-135329445150
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F006 QS
More detail
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
Mehaffey, James
Fauller, Esther
Morey, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Donegal Twp.
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy on Esther Fauller.
Additional name: Charles Morey.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d9686c4f-3c64-42dc-bd2f-017577064365
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 QS
More detail
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
Kautzman, John
Fisher, Margaret
Metzger, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Notes
German
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with fornication and bastardy with Margaret Fisher.
Note, in German on the back.
Letter, from George Metzger regarding the case.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ba1a0af9-28f8-4056-92f5-806491285215
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1808 F006 QS
Date Range
1808/08
More detail
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
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Graves, Elinor
Scott, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Order for removal
Orders
Examinations
Rapho Twp.
Indentures
Ireland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Order of relief.
Order of removal.
Examination of Elinor Graves, saying she served two or three years with Samuel Scott in Rapho Twp. for her passage from Ireland.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/042174be-ce1f-4e9f-a54a-971485194661
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1809 F005 QS
Date Range
1809/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1809/11
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dunbar, Isaac
Erisman, Daniel
Erisman, John
Harkless, James
Harkless, James Jr.
Hurdow, John
Kann, Christina
Kann, Henry
Longenecker, John
Paines, Glasgow
Sharer, John
Shepler, William
Swenk, John
Tobias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery with intent to kill
Charge: assault and battery with intent to rob
Depositions
Examinations
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Persons of color
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1809 F005 QS
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
African-American.
Also: James Harkless, pilot from Middletown; Tobias.
Recognizance, suspicion of assault and battery on John Swenk, with intent to kill and rob.
Recognizance, suspicion of robbing John Erisman.
Depositions and examinations of Glasgow Paines, Henry Kann, Christina Kann, Isaac Dunbar, William Shepler, John Hurdow, Daniel Erisman, John Longenecker, John Sharer, John Swenk.
14 items, 14 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5f593007-9fc1-4a08-a738-913960293216
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1805 F011 QS
Date Range
1805/05
More detail
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
1805/05
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McHarry, Samuel
Patterson, William
Lefever, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
West Chester, Chester County
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1805 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Copy of a recognizance from West Chester, Chester County.
Defendant charged with assault and battery on William Patterson.
Additional name: Samuel Lefever.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dbc368e1-9965-497f-b96f-164373893218
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1802 F003 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Dubourg, Michael
Good, Mrs.
Sneider, Henry
Long, Jacob
Anderson, James
Bumbach, George
Forney, Abraham
Stump, Frederick
Kurtz, Jacob
Kennedy, Maxwell
Aljo, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Taverns
Returns
Lancaster
Caernarvon Twp.
Conestoga Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Hempfield Twp.
Lampeter Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Strasburg
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1802 F003 QS
Additional Notes
List of persons recommended for liquor licenses.
Tavern return.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/53adbc93-61a0-40a5-8200-155115703917
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1803 F001 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1803
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, Nathan
Bumbagh, John
Withers, John
Moorehead, William
Stroh, Philip
Bricker, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Treasurers
Returns
Liquor License
Bart Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Hempfield Twp.
Lampeter Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1803 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Treasurer's return, regarding liquor license.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/280b85bb-44e5-4bf6-9ffd-006791282957
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 F011 QS
More detail
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
Bumbaugh, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: tippling house
Donegal Twp.
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Process, charged with keeping a tippling house.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f65b0640-3044-43c6-9b88-070508294718
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1804 F020 QS
Date Range
1804/08
More detail
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
1804/08
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Klause, Adam
Claus, Adam
Abold, Nicholas
Abold, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Examinations
Charge: rape
Donegal Twp.
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1804 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Examination of Elizabeth Abold, wife of Nicholas Abold.
Defendant charged with rape.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/67c84b86-e0e2-460d-8a36-299497053736
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1804 F003 QS
More detail
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
Copeland, Philip
Porter, Edward
Managhan, Michael
Kennedy, Maxwell
Bender, James
Walter, Jacob
Mackey, Catherine
Karrer, Conrad
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Treasurers
Returns
Liquor License
Donegal Twp.
Drumore Twp.
Hempfield Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Lampeter Twp.
Mount Joy Twp.
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1804 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Treasurer's return for liquor licenses.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2250e777-b727-463a-9bfc-947481475256
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F002 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Axer, George
Boyl, Rebecca
Jones, Terah
Axer, Michael Sr.
Redsecker, George
Eberly, Rebecca
Wolfley, Christopher
Lynch, James
Byroade, Frederick
Heffley, John
Eberly, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Donegal Twp.
Weavers
Charge: attempt to commit rape
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: Weaver.
Recognizance, charged with attempted rape of Rebecca Boyl.
Additional names: Terah Jones, Michael Axer Sr., George Redsecker, Rebecca Eberly, Christopher Wolfley, James Lynch, Frederick Byroade, John Heffley, John Eberly.
7 items, 8 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0438ef13-ee7b-4027-84b0-461641412829
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1806 F047 QS
Date Range
1806/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1806/08
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brenneman, Jacob
Cameron, William
Galbraith, James
Lusk, James
Shallaberger, Abraham
Watkins, Nathan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: larceny
Coopers
Donegal Twp.
Mittimus
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Warrants
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1806 F047 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: cooper.
Mittimus and recognizance, charged with larceny by James Lusk.
Additional names: William Cameron, Abraham Shallaberger, James Galbraith, Jacob Brenneman.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1e02e04c-f46c-4aaa-bb66-568199684340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1807 F002 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Caernarvon Twp.
Lancaster
Cocalico Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Lampeter Twp.
Strasburg Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Earl Twp.
Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1807 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Return of tavernkeepers.
10 items, 10 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4935ad1f-b1a8-4935-b101-377996762675
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1807 F020 QS
Date Range
1807/08
More detail
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
1807/08
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grove, John Jr.
Kline, Elizabeth
Grove, Henry Sr.
Kline, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Donegal Twp.
Recognizance
Charge: bastardy
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1807 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with bastardy with Elizabeth Kline.
Additional names: Henry Grove Sr., Christian Kline.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9799c5c3-8ad0-4683-9b62-435535315539
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1808 F016 QS
More detail
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
Holtzapple, Lenhard
Winters, Mary
Shietter, Andreas
McClelland, James
Testler, Lorence
Sink, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: adultery
Charge: fornication
Donegal Twp.
Place
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1808 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with adultery; fornication with Mary Winters.
Additional names: Andreas Shietter, James McClelland, Lorence Testler, Henry Sink.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/bf8ed537-537f-4df3-a28c-507167336016
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1849 F058 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Waller, John M.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Constables
East Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1849 F058 QS
Additional Notes
Petition to be Constable of East Donegal Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0bbafeb9-c2d0-413e-b491-414838139740
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1809 F003 QS
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Returns
Constable's return
Constables
Salisbury Twp.
Martic Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1809 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Return of the Constables: Salisbury Twp., Martic Twp., Sadsbury Twp., Donegal Twp.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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