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Collection
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Title
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Object ID
Militia 1815 F348
Date Range
1815
Collection
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Title
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Admin/Biographical History
Originating office not determined.
Court martial records of the Pennsylvania Militia from the War of 1812. Docket book entries include charges, pleadings, witness accounts, court minutes, and judgments. Summons papers include defendant's name, name of commanding officer, appearance date, and amount of fine.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by regiment and company, then numerically by case number.
Date Range
1815
Year
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Comfort, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Militia 1815 F348
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Captain Stover's Company.
Colonel Stover's Regiment.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
484.000
Classification
RG 99-00 0244
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1811 F024 QS
Date Range
1811/08
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
1811/08
Year
1811
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gibbs, Samuel
Brown, Thomas
Brown, Bernard
Haughey, Dominic
Wright, Thomas
Kendrick, Isaac
Eve, Joseph
Barns, Peter
McCall, Sophia
George, Jacob
Comfort, Jacob
Pugh, Thomas
Mosher, Seth
Ring, Joshua
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Persons of color
Charge: firing a pistol
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1811 F024 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, firing a pistol near the head of the wife of Thomas Brown.
Additional names: Bernard Brown, Dominic Haughey, Thomas Wright, Isaac Kendrick, Joseph Eve, Peter Barns, Sophia McCall, Jacob George, Jacob Comfort, Thomas Pugh, Seth Mosher, Joshua Ring.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
42.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail