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Quarter Sessions
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African Americans--History
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d28be31d-4d5b-4c76-9477-578614874820
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F017 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Tillman, Martha
Dunn, Darius
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: runaway
Servants
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1817 F017 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment, runaway servant of Darias Dunn.
1 item, 1 piece
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Classification
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d7d85dbf-f2d4-4903-8e97-055096974629
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1817 F030 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bradford, Isaac
Morrison, Mary
Morrison, Joseph
Chambers, Levi
Brinton, Elizabeth
Reynolds, Israel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1817 F030 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, assault and battery on Mary Morrison.
Recognizance of Mary Morrison, Joseph Morrison, Levi Chambers, Elizabeth Brinton, Israel Reynolds.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
14.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b5244ded-3970-4760-8db6-330137140090
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F002 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gardner, Thomas
Brown, John
West, John
Coleman, Frederick
Roland, John
Liston, John
Roxbury, William
Eaton, John
Waggoner, Christian
Ditzler, John
Conrad, John
Foulk, David
McCurdy, James
Ree, William
Lynch, Biddy
McGranahan, John
Kindard, Samuel
Zarn, William
Sheaffer, George
Fenstermacher, Philip
Reynolds, Abner
Toland, William
Shindle, Jacob
Kennedy, Patrick
Gingrich, Christian
Stuck, Adam
Chamberlin, Calvin
Kaufman, John
Stauffer, Martin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F002 QS
Additional Notes
List of prisoners.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/44b6b19b-c077-4086-99dc-663644135924
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F031 QS
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Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kinard, Samuel
Hood, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: burglary
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F031 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, burglary on affirmation of Thomas Hood.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/43fa6497-e332-46fd-b592-093734517460
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eaton, John
Craten, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: attempting to sell a person
African Americans
Persons of color
Maryland
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1818 F038 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, assault and battery on James Craten and taking him to Maryland with intent to sell him.
African-American.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
18.000
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3520c38c-7e50-4ca2-99de-153043676667
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1819 F007 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Copeland, John
Tobson, Thomas
Gardner, George Washington
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1819 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Thomas Tobson.
Transcription of the case, assault and battery on oath of George Washington Gardner, African-American.
2 items, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3559da95-cb60-46a2-8c3a-883102205340
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1819 F023 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rolands, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Bill of costs
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1819 F023 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Bill of costs, larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/78e3b7c4-ff2d-4c8f-a536-741762620191
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F012 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Houston, John P.
Huston, John P.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: larceny
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F012 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, larceny.
3 items, 3 pieces
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c1605018-ac70-4000-833a-377562387190
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F013 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Morton, James
Buyers, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: threatening arson
African Americans
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F013 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, threatening arson on oath of John Buyers.
1 item, 1 piece
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3760d5ff-ef3f-4590-b38b-969123317378
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F020 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Yerlitz, Polly
Parker, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Information
African Americans
Persons of color
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Information of Joseph Parker, African-American.
Defendant charged with larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
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