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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/597f1d2d-d074-4f62-ace1-764041374191
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1806 F026 QS
Date Range
1806/08
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
1806/08
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dickson, William
Davis, Methuselah
Kirkpatrick, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: libel
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Printers
Newspapers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1806 F026 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: Printer of the Intellinger and Weekly Advertiser.
Recognizance, charged with libel by Methuselah Davis, Representative of Chester County, Pennsylvania State Legislature.
Additional name: William Kirkpatrick.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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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
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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
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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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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac7d9980-f57a-4c5d-bef2-513008396230
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F022 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
Morrison, William
Lewis, John
Patterson, Thomas
Burkholder, Christopher
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from William Morrison, informing John Lewis that Thomas Patterson and Christopher Burkholder will testify
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0cf88ca9-6763-4c53-a85e-619023032189
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1809 F028 QS
Date Range
1809/04
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
1809/04
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Dady, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Constables
Cocalico Twp.
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1809 F028 QS
Additional Notes
Letter of John Dady to the Constables of Cocalico Twp. and Earl Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/74685fd6-9295-403c-9b22-464030932790
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1809 F005 QS
Date Range
1809/08
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
1809/08
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Zantzinger, Paul
Henry, John Joseph
Reigart, Adam Sr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Letters
Charge: gambling
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1809 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from John Joseph Henry to Adam Reigart Sr., regarding an anonymous letter sent to Mr. Zantzinger regarding gambling in Lancaster.
Copy of the letter sent to Paul Zantzinger.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9e81f41f-9c39-494e-a7a7-455028549544
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1809 F009 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
People
Knisley, John
Knysley, John
Sleter, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Hempfield Twp.
Letters
Accounts
Place
Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1809 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Letter from John Sleter, about settlement.
Account.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e0d4c909-0529-410e-ac19-826861338324
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Date Range
1806/05
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
1806/05
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brenneman, Jacob
Prenner, Jacob
Bevin, John
Haas, Michael
Hass, Michael
Feirich, Gotlieb
Crist, George
Zerbe, Christian
Wood, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Charge: attempted murder
Charge: murder
Examinations
Recognizance
Letters
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1806 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: Jacob Prenner, John Bevin.
Warrant, charged with murder, or attempted murder of his father-in-law, Michael Haas.
Examinations of Gotlieb Feirich, George Crist, Christian Zerbe.
Recognizance.
Letter from William Wood.
7 items, 7 pieces
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7070349a-637c-4e31-82d2-752938743252
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1808 F030 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
Zantzinger, Paul
Jenkins, William
Fisher, James
Michael, William
Markins, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Correspondence
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1808 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Correspondence between Paul Zantzinger and William Jenkins about unindentified cases.
Additional names: James Fisher, William Michael, Christian Markins.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Classification
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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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List

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7fc71a87-0d2d-4d65-b6cf-965009437015
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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
1801/11
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Anthony
Bryson, James
Cato
Dick, Alexander
Frank, John
Isaac
Killian, Susanah
Kurtz, Christian
Ludman, Jacob
McCausland, William
Newcomberb, Daniel
Ross, James
Veltneas, John
Wilmot, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Enslaved persons
Jails
Lists of prisoners
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Servants
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
Alexander Dick, felony.
Susanah Killian, suspicion of felony.
John Wilmot, felony.
Anthony (mulatto), felony.
John Frank, servant to William McCausland.
Cato (African-American), slave to James Ross.
Isaac (African-American), servant to James Bryson of Cumberland County.
Jacob Ludman, for abusing his wife.
John Veltnear, debtor.
Daniel Newcomber, debtor.
Christian Kurtz, debtor.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Bond, Legal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/188874a3-7b90-44ec-a0f3-300920963352
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Recognizance for Christopher Burkholder and Thomas Patterson
Object ID
AUG 1808 F030 QS
Date Range
1808/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Recognizance for Christopher Burkholder and Thomas Patterson
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burkholder, Christopher
Patterson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: stealing
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Susquehanna River
York County, Pennsylvania
Place
York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1808 F030 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Thomas Patterson.
Recognizance, charged with stealing two platforms of boards on the Susquehanna River.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/279e2c07-fc02-483b-a567-079420509509
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1809 F006 QS
Date Range
1809/04
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
1809/04
Year
1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Huston, John
Black, John
Moore, Samuel B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: harboring an apprentice
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Apprentices
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1809 F006 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with harboring John Huston, apprentice to John Black of Chester County.
Additional name: Samuel B. Moore.
1 item, 1 piece
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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
More detail
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
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b00d684a-ae9c-472f-a3b4-152020376654
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F016 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1801/11
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kilgore, Matthew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
York County, Pennsylvania
Place
Chanceford Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance to appear at next Oyer and Terminer court.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9ca37723-4a18-4f2e-98cb-218712942310
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
DEC 1801 F002 QS
Date Range
1801/12
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
1801/12
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, Richard
Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, Samuel
Fisher, George
Clendenin, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Cecil County, Maryland
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cecil County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1801 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with threatening Elizabeth Clark, wife of Samuel Clark of Chester County.
Additional names: George Fisher, James Clendenin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c97d09e8-8627-4eff-b822-052953443498
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
DEC 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/12
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
1801/12
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, Richard
Clark, Samuel
Fisher, George
Clendenin, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening a person
Cecil County, Maryland
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Place
Cecil County, Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with threatening Samuel Clark of Chester County.
Additional names: George Fisher, James Clendenin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/129ac988-61df-4bc7-a6ee-428533539591
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1807 F024 QS
Date Range
1807/04
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
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hiebner, George
Murphy, Francis
Carr, Moses
Kline, Jacob
Keiss, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
Examinations
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Place
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1807 F024 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with larceny, confessed.
Examination of defendant.
Additional names: Francis Murphy, Moses Carr, Jacob Kline, Jacob Keiss.
2 items, 1 piece
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d7e18609-fe78-4238-a430-871507209520
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1807 F021 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
Peltz, John
Maria, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Maria
Bevan, Davis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Warrants
Servants
Indentured servants
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Charge: enticement
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1807 F021 QS
Additional Notes
Copy of warrant, charged with enticing Elizabeth Maria, indented servant of Davis Bevan, Chester County.
1 item, 1 piece
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