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Local history contained in the early quarter sessions' dockets
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4184
Date of Publication
1922
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
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Responsibility
compiled by a committee--read by Miss Martha M. Bowman.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922
Physical Description
81-85 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 3
Subjects
Jails - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Crime - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Punishment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Additional Author
Bowman, Martha M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/45408ca2-7f16-4840-86b1-877230177030
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1789 F005 QS
Date Range
1789/08
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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.
Date Range
1789/08
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Jury
Jails
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1789 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Presentment of the Grand Jury.
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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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b4712a3b-b59e-4376-8b44-427617851807
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F001 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
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Webb, William
Davis, William
Harrison, James
Clelland, William
Kreider, Henry
Sullivan, John
Warner, John
McElhaney, William
Cox, Mary
Porter, John
Thompson, John
Willson, Anthony
Fry, Jacob
Fullerton, William
Brenneman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Jails
Prisons
Returns
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
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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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/48b106ad-efa1-4037-a552-406453616869
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1786 F003 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
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Merony, Thomas
Nagle, Walter
O'Hara, Patrick
Floyd, Molly
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Jury
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1786 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Grand Jury presentment.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/63d8df77-6879-4dad-a4fa-877944626180
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1787 F002 QS
Date Range
1787/08
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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.
Date Range
1787/08
Year
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Jury
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1787 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Grand Jury presentment, found immediate repairs needed to jail.
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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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0d7047d8-b249-49aa-8625-509846203605
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1787 F004 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
1787
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Jury
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1787 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Report of the Grand Jury, examination of the jail.
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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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4f8d903a-5d74-4a76-ae5a-198948304610
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1788 F008 QS
Date Range
1788/02
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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.
Date Range
1788/02
Year
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Jury
Jails
Courthouses
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1788 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Bill of Presentment from Grand Jury, recommend a Coat of Arms for courthouse and additional lights or windows for jail.
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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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0cd352ae-cb9b-4230-bdcc-270709634059
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1788 F004 QS
Date Range
1788/05
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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.
Date Range
1788/05
Year
1788
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Grand Jury
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1788 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Presentment of the Grand Jury, inspection of the jail.
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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