Digging up details of ordinary lives : an archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA
Archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA
Responsibility
investigation conducted by Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. (CHRS) ; sponsored and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in consultation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
RG-15 Records of the Department of Justice, Bureau of Correction, Eastern State Penitentiary (of Pennsylvania).
Series 15.57, rolls # 400-402.
Indexed from October 22, 1829 to June 13, 1895.
Summary
Descriptive registers of inmates incarcerated at the Eastern State Penitentiary. Information provided is name of inmate, crime for which convicted, sentence imposed, date sentenced, name of court in which tried, name of prosecutor, date admitted, date and reason discharged, and a physical description of the inmate including place of birth, age, occupation, race, hair color and type, height, color of eyes, and distinguishing characteristics.
See Table of Contents and finding aid for details.
Contents
v. 005. 1729-1741 -- v. 010. 1742-1756 -- v. 015. 1756-1760 -- v. 020. 1760-1765 -- v. 025. 1770-1773 -- v. 030. 1770-1775 -- v. 035. 1776-1782 -- v. 040. 1782-1787 -- v. 045. 1788-1791 -- v. 050. 1797-1803 -- v. 055. 1804-1813 -- v. 060. 1813-1820 -- v. 065. 1827-1835 -- v. 070. 1833-1834 -- v. 075. 1843-1844 -- v. 080. 1849-1850 -- v. 085. 1851-1853 -- v. 090. 1853-1854 -- v. 095. 1854-1855 -- v. 100. 1855-1857 -- v. 105. 1858-1860 -- v. 110. 1860-1861 -- v. 115. 1862-1863 -- v. 120. 1863-1864 -- v. 125. 1865-1866 -- v. 130. 1866 -- v. 135. 1867 -- v. 140. 1868 -- v. 145. 1869 -- v. 150. 1870 -- v. 155. 1871 -- v. 160. 1872 -- v. 165. 1873 -- v. 170. 1874-1875 -- v. 175. 1876-1877 -- v. 180. 1878-1879 -- v. 185. 1880 -- v. 190. 1881 -- v. 195. 1882 -- v. 200. 1883 -- v. 205. 1884 -- v. 210. 1885 -- v. 215. 1886 -- v. 220. 1887 -- v. 225. 1888-1889 -- v. 230. 1890-1891 -- v. 235. 1892-1893 -- v. 240. 1894-1896 -- v. 245. 1896-1897 -- v. 250. 1898-1899 -- v. 255. 1900-1901.
Summary
Record of all proceedings of the Court of Quarter Sessions. Show court term and case number, names of parties, charge, costs, and disposition. Vol. 12 (1813-1820) is only an index for some of the sessions, arranged alphabetically by defendant's surname and chronologically by court session. Sessions for 1792-1796 are found in the Road Docket. Handwritten.
Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
vi, 149 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"... with support from Institute of Museum and Library Services, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and Pennsylvania Heritage Tourism Initiative."