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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #618
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Arment, Catharine
Arment, Elizabeth
Arment, Sophia
Becker, Israel
Becker, Jacob
Becker, Sarah
Beecher, Henry
Beecher, Marian
Beecher, William
Bender, Elias
Bender, Joseph
Bender, Samuel
Bewley, Charles
Bewley, Levi
Bewley, Marian
Bichard, Jacob
Bickhard, John
Bickhard, Margaret
Bixter, Charlotta
Bixter, David
Black, Joel
Bowman, Elizabeth
Bowman, Susanna
Brackenridge, Sarah
Brackenridge, William
Brubaker, Juliana
Brubaker, Mrs.
Butts, Jacob
Cadwallader, Elizabeth
Cadwallader, Marian
Camell, Susanna
Carpenter, Elizabeth
Carpenter, Henry
Carpenter, Jeremiah
Coleman, Michael
Coleman, Mrs.
Creek, Charles
Creek, Peter
Creek, Rebekah
Curley, Hugh
Curley, Leonard
Curley, Susanna
Davis, George
Davis, Henrietta
Davis, Rebekah
Dehaven, Else
Dehaven, Isaac
Ernst, Abraham
Ernst, Peter
Ernst, Rosinah
Fair, George
Fair, Levi
Fair, Margaret
Fetter, Henry
Fetter, John
Fetter, Leah
Frazer, Peter
Frazer, Susanna
Ganter, Anna
Ganter, Joseph
Gehr, Catharine
Gehr, Sarah
Gehr, Showers
Geigly, George
Geigly, John
German, George
German, Jacob
German, John
German, Sarah
German, Susanna
German, William
Getz, Catharine
Getz, Jacob
Glauner, Abraham
Glauner, Ann
Glauner, Jacob
Grismore, Esther
Grismore, Rachel
Gross, Benjamin
Haas, Catharine
Hains, Uriah
Harris, Joseph
Hildebrand, Carolina
Hildebrand, Elizabeth
Hildebrand, Urias
Houck, Andrew
Houck, David
Houck, William
Hutchison, Jacob
Hutchison, Mariann
Irvin, Archibald
Irvin, Isaac
Keiser, Jacob
Keiser, John
Kirkwood, Thomas
Kirkwood, Mrs.
Lane, Elizabeth
Lane, James A.
Martin, Ann
Martin, Isaac
McCowan, Isabella
McCowan, Joab
McCowen, Eliza
McCruder, Jackson
McCruder, Lavina
McIlroy, Benjamin
McIlroy, Elizabeth
McIlroy, Henry
McIlroy, James
McIlroy, Susanna
McKaraker, Daniel
McKaraker, David
McMullin, Adam
McMullin, Maria
Miller, George
Miller, Lavina
Miller, Mary
Miller, Samuel
Moll, Daniel
Moll, Elmyra
Moll, Eve
Moll, John
Morrow, Jacob
Morrow, Thomas
Murry, John
Murry, Lackey
Murry, Laticia
Myers, Susanna
Nagle, Catharine
Nagle, Simon
Neufer, Abraham
Neufer, Isaac
Neufer, Jacob
Norris, Mary
Oberly, Christina
Oberly, Daniel
Oberly, Elmyra
Pealor, Anna
Pealor, Margaret
Peters, Isaac
Peters, Michael
Peters, Susanna
Proudfoot, John
Proudfoot, Levi
Proudfoot, Margaret
Proudfoot, Robert
Rager, Maria
Rager, Samuel
Reichwine, David
Reichwine, Martin
Reifschneider, Andrew
Reifschneider, Isaac
Riter, Eliza
Riter, Marian
Riter, Michael
Rudy, Amos
Rudy, Carolina
Rudy, Samuel
Rumberger, Barbara
Rutter, Jane
Rutter, Levi
Rutter, Martha
Schlick, John
Siegel, George
Siegel, John
Slough, Hannah
Slough, Henry
Slough, John
Sower, Catharine
Sower, Lydia
Sower, Maria
Steger, John
Stover, Jacob
Stover, Julianna
Trout, Isaac
Trout, Jeremiah
Trout, Samuel
Ulrich, Adam
Ulrich, Lydia
Ulrich, Susanna
Wade, Elizabeth
Wade, Jane
Weitzel, Henry
Weitzel, Jacob
Weitzel, John
Wickel, Herman
Wickel, John
Wickel, Mariah
William, Jacobs
Witwer, Eli
Witwer, Jonas
Wolf, Henry
Wolf, Michael
Youndt, Andrew
Youndt, Julianna
Youndt, Rudy
Search Terms
Earl Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #618
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A Mar 5, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
NAMES TAKEN FROM LANCASTER COUNTY TAX LISTS
Arment, Elizabeth. Mother of Arment, Catharine, age 9; Arment, Sophia, age 8.
Becker, Jacob. Father of Becker, Israel, age 7; Becker, Sarah, age 10.
Beecher, William. Father of Beecher, Henry, age 6; Beecher, Marian, age 7.
Bender, Joseph. Father of Bender, Elias, age 9; Bender, Samuel, age 10.
Bewley, Charles. Father of Bewley, Levi, age 7; Bewley, Marian, age 8.
Bickhard, John. Father of Bichard, Jacob, age 7; Bickhard, Margaret. Age 9.
Bixter, David. Father of Bixter, Charlotta, age 9.
Bowman, Elizabeth. Widow. Mother of Bowman, Susanna, age 10.
Brackenridge, Sarah. Mother of Myers, Susanna, age 9.
Brubaker, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Brubaker, Juliana, age 8.
Butts, Jacob. Father of Butts, Jacob, age 7.
Cadwallader, Elizabeth. Mother of Cadwallader, Marian, age 7.
Camell, Susanna. Mother of Black, Joel, age 6.
Carpenter, Elizabeth. Mother of Brackenridge, William, age 8.
Carpenter, Henry.Father of Carpenter, Jeremiah, age 11.
Coleman. _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Coleman, Michael, age 11.
Creek, Peter. Father of Creek, Charles, age 9; Creek, Rebekah, age 11.
Curley, Hugh. Father of Curley, Leonard, age 8; Curley, Susanna, age 6.
Davis, George. Father of Davis, Henrietta, age 9; Davis, Rebekah, age 10.
Dehaven, Isaac. Father of Dehaven, Else, age 9.
Ernst, Peter. Father of Ernst, Abraham, age 10; Ernst, Rosinah, age 10.
Fair, George. Father of Fair, Levi, age 8; Fair, Margaret, age 11.
Fetter, John. Father of Fetter, Henry, age 9; Fetter, Leah, age 10.
Frazer, Peter. Father of Frazer, Susanna, age 10.
Ganter, Joseph. Father of Ganter, Anna, age 9.
Gehr, Catharine. Widow. Mother of Gehr, Sarah, age 6; Gehr, Showers, age 10.
Geigly, John. Father of Geigly, George, age 11; Geigly, John, age 8.
German, George. Father of German, John, age 6; German, Susanna, age 6.
German, Jacob. Father of German, Sarah, age 7; German, William, age 6.
Getz, Jacob. Father of Getz, Catharine, age 8.
Glauner, Jacob., Father of Glauner, Abraham, age 8; Glauner, Ann, age 6.
Grismore, Rachel. Mother of Grismore, Esther, age 10.
Haas, Catharine. Mother of Hains, Uriah, age 7.
Hildebrand, Elizabeth. Mother of Hildebrand, Carolina, age 7; Hildebrand, Urias, age 6.
Houck, Andrew. Father of Houck, David, age 8; Houck, William, age 11.
Hutchison, Jacob. Father of Hutchison, Mariann, age 10.
Irvin, Archibald. Father of Irvin, Archibald, age 7; Irvin, Isaac, age 8.
Keiser, John. Father of Keiser, Jacob, age 8.
Kirkwood, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Kirkwood, Thomas, age 9.
Lane, Elizabeth. Mother of Lane, James A., age 7.
Martin, Ann. Widow. Mother of Martin, Isaac, age 8.
McCowan, Isabella. Mother of McCowen, Eliza, age 9; McCowan, Joab, age 11.
McCruder, Lavina. Mother of McCruder, Jackson, age 10.
McIlroy, Henry. Father of McIlroy, Benjamin, age 10; McIlroy, Susanna, age 8.
McIlroy, James. Father of McIlroy, Elizabeth, age 11.
McKaraker, David. Father of McKaraker, Daniel, age 7.
McMullin, Maria. Mother of McMullin, Adam, age 7; McMullin, Maria, age 8.
Miller, George. Father of MIller, Samuel, age 10; Miller, Lavina, age 8.
Miller, Samuel. Father of Miller, Mary.
Moll, John. Father of Moll, Daniel, age 8; Moll, Elmyra, age 9.
Moll, Eve. Mother of Gross, Benjamin, age 9.
Morrow, Thomas. Father of Morrow, Jacob, age 10; Morrow, Thomas, age 6.
Murry, Lackey. Father of Murry, John, age 11; Murry, Laticia, age 9.
Nagle, Simon. Father of Nagle, Catharine, age 10.
Neufer, Isaac. Father of Neufer, Abraham, age 9; Neufer, Jacob, age 7.
Norris, Mary . Mother of Harris, Joseph, age 9.
Oberly, Daniel. Father of Oberly, Christina, age 7; Oberly, Elmyra, age 5.
Pealor, Margaret. Mother of Pealor, Anna, age 9.
Peters, Michael. Father of Peters, Isaac, age 8; Peters, Susanna, age 10.
Proudfoot, John. Father of Proudfoot, Margaret, age 7.
Proudfoot, Robert. Father of Proudfoot, Levi, age 11.
Rager, Samuel. Father of Rager, Maria, age 7.
Reichwine, David. Father of Reichwine, Martin, age 9.
Reifschneider, Andrew. Father of Reifschneider, Isaac, age 11.
Riter, Michael. Father of Riter, Eliza age 7; Riter, Marian, age 10.
Rudy, samuel. Father of Rudy, Amos, age 10; Rudy, Carolina, age 11.
Rumberger, Barbara. Mother of William, Jacobs, age 6.
Rutter, Levi. Father of Rutter, Jane, age 9; Rutter, Martha, age 5.
Schlick, John. Father of Schlick, John, age 9.
Siegel, John. Father of Siegel, George, age 10; Siegel, John, age 8.
Slough, John. Father of Slough, Hannah, age 7; Slough, Henry, age 10.
Sower, Catharine. Mother of Sower, Lydia, age 10; Sower, Maria, age 7.
Steger, John. Father of Steger, John, age 11.
Stover, Jacob. Father of Stover, Jacob, age 7; Stover, Julianna, age 6.
Trout, Samuel. Father of Trout, Isaac, age 5; Trout, Jeremiah, age 6.
Ulrich, Adam. Father of Ulrich, Lydia, age 10; Ulrich, Susanna, age 8.
Wade, Jane. Widow. Mother of Wade, Elizabeth, age 9.
Weitzel, Henry. Father of Weitzel, Jacob, age 9; Weitzel, John, age 7.
Wickel, Herman. Father of Wickel, John, age 8; Wickel, Mariah, age 9.
Witwer, Jonas. Father of Witwer, Eli, age 8.
Wolf, Henry. Father of Wolf, Michael, age 11.
Youndt, Andrew. Father of Youndt, Julianna, age 11; Youndt, Rudy, age 9.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #138
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Caffry, James
Kirkwood, Thomas
Thompson, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #138
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/03/17.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Caffry, James. Teacher.
Kirkwood, Thomas.
Thompson, Mary.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #652
Date Range
1829
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. 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.
Date Range
1829
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Arment, Caroline
Arment, Elizabeth
Arment, Sophia
Bender, Elias
Bender, Joseph
Bender, Samuel
Bixter, Charlotte
Bixter, David
Bowman, Elizabeth
Bowman, Susanna
Brakenridge, William
Brubaker, Henry
Brubaker, Julianna
Brubaker, Mrs.
Butts, Jacob
Butts, Philip
Cadwallader, Elizabeth
Cadwallader, Mariann
Carpenter, Elizabeth
Carpenter, Henry
Carpenter, Jeremiah
Coleman, Michael
Coleman, Mrs.
Creek, Charles
Creek, Peter
Creek, Rebekah
Davis, George
Davis, Henryetta
Davis, Rebekah
Dehaven, Else
Dehaven, Isaac
Fair, George
Fair, Levi
Fair, Margaret
Fetter, Henry
Fetter, John
Fetter, Leah
Frazer, Peter
Frazer, Susanna
Geigly, Barbara
Geigly, George
Geigly, John
Glauner, Abraham
Glauner, Jacob
Gonter, Joseph
Gonter, Mary
Grismore, Esther
Grismore, Rache
Groff, Daniel
Groff, George
Groff, Sarah
Haas, Catherine
Haines, Jerias
Houck, Andrew
Houck, David
Houck, William
Irvin, Archibald
Irvin, Isaac
Jones, Rebekah
Jones, Mrs.
Keiser, Jacob
Keiser, John
Kirkwood, Thomas
Kirkwood, Mrs.
London, Frederick
London, Jefferson
London, Margaret
Martin, Ann
Martin, Isaac
McCowan, Elisa
McCowan, Isabella
McCowan, Joab
McCruder, Jackson
McCruder, Lavina
McIlroy, Benjamin
McIlroy, Elizabeth
McIlroy, Henry
McIlroy, James
McIlroy, Susanna
McKaraker, Daniel
McKaraker, David
Miller, George
Miller, Lavina
Miller, Mary
Miller, Samuel
Murry, John
Murry, Lackey
Murry, Latitia
Myer, Jacob
Myer, Nancy
Neufer, Catharine
Neufer, Isaac
Neufer, Margaret
Pealor, Anna
Pealor, Margaret
Peters, Isaac
Peters, Michael
Peters, Susanna
Proudfoot, John
Proudfoot, Levi
Proudfoot, Margaret
Proudfoot, Robert
Ranels, John
Ranels, Levi
Reichwein, David
Reichwein, Martin
Reifschneider, Andrew
Reifschneider, Isaac
Reifschneider, William
Riter, Elisa
Riter, Marian
Riter, Michael
Rudy, Amos
Rudy, Carolina
Rudy, Samuel
Schlick, Jacob
Schlick, John
Sensenig, Daniel
Sensinig, Levi
Sheffer, Jacob
Sheffer, Lucy
Siegel, George
Siegel, John
Slough, Henry
Slough, John
Slough, Mary
Sower, Catharine
Sower, Lydia
Steger, John
Trout, Jeremiah
Trout, Samuel
Ulrich, Adam
Ulrich, Lydia
Ulrich, Susanna
Wade, Elizabeth
Wade, Jane
Witwer, Eli
Witwer, Jonas
Wolf, Henry
Wolf, Magdalena
Wolf, Michael
Yunt, Andrew
Yunt, Elias
Yunt, Julianna
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Earl Twp.
Persons of color
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #652
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/02/03.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Arment, Elizabeth. Mother of Arment, Caroline, age 7; Arment, Sophia, age 8.
Bowman, Elizabeth. Mother of Bowman, Susanna, age 7.
Bixter, David. Father of Bixter, Charlotte, age 8; Bixter, David, age 6.
Carpenter, Elizabeth. Mother of Brakenridge, William, age 7.
Butts, Jacob. Father of Butts, Philip, age 10; Butts, Jacob [no age given].
Brubaker, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Brubaker, Henry, age 9; Brubaker, Julianna, age 7.
Bender, Joseph. Father of Bender, Elias, age 8; Bender, Samuel. age 9.
Creek, Peter. Father of Creek, Charles, age 8; Creek, Rebekah, age 10.
Coleman, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Coleman, Michael, age 9.
Carpenter, Henry. Farher of Carpenter, Elizabeth, age 11; Carpenter, Jeremiah, age 10.
Cadwallader, Elizabeth. Mother of Cadwalader, Mariann, age 6.
Dehaven, Isaac. Father of Dehaven, Else, age 8.
Davis, George. Father of Davis, Henryetta, age 9; Davis, Rebekah, age 11.
Fetter, John. Father of Fetter, Henry, age 8; Fetter, Leah, age 9.
Fair, George. Father of Fair, Levi, age 7; Fair, Margaret, age 10.
Frazer, Peter. Father of Frazer, Susanna, age 9.
Groff, George. Father of Groff, Daniel, age 11; Groff, Sarah, age 11.
Gonter, Joseph. Father of Gonter, Mary, age 7.
Glauner, Jacob. Father of Glauner, Jacob, age 9; Glauner, Abraham, age 7.
Grismore, Rachel. Mother of Grismore, Esther, age 9.
Geigly, John. Father of Geigly, Barbara, age 10; Geigly, George, age 11.
Haas, Catherine. Mother of Haines, Jerias , age 6.
Houck, Andrew. Father of Houck, David, age 7; Houck, William. age 10.
Irvin, Archibald. Father of Irvin, Archibald, age 6; Irvin, Isaac, age 7.
Jones, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Jones, Rebekah, age 11.
Keiser, John. Father of Keiser, Jacob, age 7.
Kirkwood, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Kirkwood, Thomas, age 8.
McCruder, Lavina. Mother of McCruder, Jackson, age 9.
Myer, Jacob. Father of Myer, Nancy, age 7.
McCowan, Isabella. Mother of McCowan, Elisa, age 8; McCowan, Joab, age 11.
Miller, George. Father of Miller, Lavina, age 7; Miller, Samuel, age 9.
Miller, Samuel. Father of Miller, Mary, age 11.
McIlroy, James. Father of McIlroy, Elizabeth, age10.
McIlroy, Henry. Father of McIlroy, Benjamin, age 9; McIlroy, Susanna, age 7.
McKaraker, David. Father of McKaraker, Daniel. Age 6.
Murry, Lackey. Father of Murry, John, age 10; Murry, Latitia, age 8.
Martin, Ann. Mother of Martin, Isaac, age 7.
Neufer, Isaac. Father of Neufer, Catharine, age 11; Neufer, Margaret, age 10.
Peters, Michael. Father of Peters, Susanna, age 11; Peters, Isaac, age 8.
Pealor, Margaret. Mother of Pealor, Anna, age 8.
Proudfoot, John. Father of Proudfoot, Margaret, age 6.
Proudfoot, Robert. Father of Proudfoot, Levi. age 11.
Reifschneider, Andrew. Father of Reifschneider, Isaac, age 10; Reifschneider, William, age 11.
Riter, Michael. Father of Riter, Elisa, age 6; Riter, Marian, age 9.
Rudy, Samuel. Father of Rudy, Amos, age 9; Rudy, Carolinaage 10.
Ranels, John. Father of Ranels, Levi , age 11.
Reichwein, David. Father of Reichwein, Martin, age 8.
Slough, John. Father of Slough, Henry, age 9; Slough, Mary, age 10.
Sensenig, Daniel. Father of Sensinig, Levi, age 9.
Sower, Catharine. Mother of Sower, Lydia, age 9.
Schlick, John. Father of Schlick, Jacob, age 11; Schlick, John, age 8;
Siegel, John. Father of Siegel, George, age 9; Siegel, John, age 6.
Sheffer, Jacob. Father of Sheffer, Lucy, age 10.
Steger, John. Father of Steger, John, age 10.
Trout, Samuel. Father of Trout, Jeremiah, age 5.
Ulrich, Adam. Father of Ulrich, Susanna, age 7; Ulrich, Lydia, age 9.
Wolf, Henry. Father of Wolf, Magdalena, age 11; Wolf, Michael, age 10.
Wade, Jane. Widow. Mother of Wade, Elizabeth, age 8.
Witwer, Jonas. Father of Witwer, Eli, age 6.
Yunt, Andrew. Father of Yunt, Elias, age 11; Yunt, Julianna, age 10.
London, Frederick. African American. Father of London, Jefferson, age 9; London, Margaret, age 6.
1 item, 1 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
AUG 1863 F126 QS
Date Range
1863/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1863/08
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harbinson, Samuel
Kirkwood, Thomas C.
McQuicken, Thomas
Miller, George
Passmore, Enoch
Philips, Mr.
Schweigart, Edward
Schweigart, Felix
Sweigart, Edward
Sweigart, Felix
Thompson, John A.
Wiggins, Mr.
Search Terms
Charge: nuisance
Constable's return
Constables
Drumore Twp.
Quarter Sessions
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1863 F126 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return.
Nuisance.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
136.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUN 1802 F004 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
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kirkwood, Thomas
Mebury, Jeremiah
Whiteside, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1802 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Jeremiah Mebury.
Additional name: Abraham Whiteside.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Paper of Benjamin Hughet
Object ID
Habeas 1862 F023
Date Range
1862
  1 document  
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Paper of Benjamin Hughet
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1862
Year
1862
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Cadwell, Jay
Cornelius, Ann
Cornelius, Peter
Hughet, Benjamin
Kirkwood, Thomas C.
Proctor, Mary E.
Steele, William W.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Habeas corpus
Search Terms
Habeas corpus
Persons of color
Petitions
Warrants of commitment
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1862 F023
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
008
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
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
Petitioner: Hughet, Benjamin.
Person of color.
Filed against: Cadwell, Jay. Occupation: prisonkeeper.
Petition.
Copy of warrant of commitment.
Habeas corpus, includes decision.
Return, includes copy of warrant of commitment.
Discharge paper.
Note from William W. Steele.
Two notes from Thomas C. Kirkwood.
8 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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