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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson
Object ID
AUG 1836 F003 QS
Date Range
1836/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson
Date Range
1836/08
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Johnson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Affidavits
Eastern State Penitentiary
Envelopes
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Envelope
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1836 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Envelope that held affidavits of Samuel Johnson, alias Benjamin Williams and James Fortner, convicts discharged from Eastern State Penitentiary.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Object ID
APR 1828 F003 QS
Date Range
1828/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1828/04
Year
1828
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bacon, Joshua
Bacon, Nathan
Barton, Mary
Buckram, Joseph
Campbell, David
Clare, Richard
Criswell, Jacob
Jackson, Richard
Johnson, Charles
Johnson, Peggy
Keller, Daniel
McDonald, Ann
Mullen, Richard
Mumma, Lewis
Plumer, Robert L.
Smith, Mathias
Swigert, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1828 F003 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
List of prisoners.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Object ID
AUG 1802 F002 QS
Date Range
1802/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1802/08
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bomberger, Jacob
Bott, Jacob
Brown, Catharine
Doyle, David
Garman, Jacob
Jack
Lydia
McIntire, John
McPaul, James
Mehaffy, Hugh
Ned
Nelson, John
Sweep, Lewis
Tom
Vonkennan, Michael
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Persons of color
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1802 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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
Calendar of prisoners.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Object ID
APR 1807 F001 QS
Date Range
1807/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1807/04
Year
1807
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bower, William
Brannen, Caleb
Breneman, Jacob
Correll, Abram
Correll, David
Dawm, Peter
Dick
Fisher, Christian
Hockman, Peter
Kelly, Charles
Resh, John
Rutter, Henry
Service, Samuel
Stephens, George
Sterne, Thomas
Watkins, Nathan
Webb, Moses
York
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Persons of color
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1807 F001 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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
Prisoner list.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Object ID
AUG 1818 F002 QS
Date Range
1818/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
List of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1818/08
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Boldeman, Louisa
Boose, Henry
Bortle, Barbara
Brown, John
Brown, Joseph
Carman, Andrew
Coleman, Frederick
Coleman, Isaac
Davison, George
Ditweiler, Jacob
French, John
Fuller, Peter
Fuller, William
Gallodet, Samuel
Gardner, Thomas
Henderson, Clemson
Johnston, Thomas
Kindig, Tobias
Patterson, Michael
Reynolds, Abner
Richards, John
Smith, Sophia
Stocks, Abraham
Sture, George
West, John
Zell, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Persons of color
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1818 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
List of prisoners.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Date Range
1801/11
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
1801/11
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Anthony
Bryson, James
Cato
Dick, Alexander
Frank, John
Isaac
Killian, Susanah
Kurtz, Christian
Ludman, Jacob
McCausland, William
Newcomberb, Daniel
Ross, James
Veltneas, John
Wilmot, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Enslaved persons
Jails
Lists of prisoners
Persons of color
Prisoners
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Servants
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1801 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
Alexander Dick, felony.
Susanah Killian, suspicion of felony.
John Wilmot, felony.
Anthony (mulatto), felony.
John Frank, servant to William McCausland.
Cato (African-American), slave to James Ross.
Isaac (African-American), servant to James Bryson of Cumberland County.
Jacob Ludman, for abusing his wife.
John Veltnear, debtor.
Daniel Newcomber, debtor.
Christian Kurtz, debtor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for Frederick Renka
Object ID
AUG 1862 F007 QS
Date Range
1862/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for Frederick Renka
Date Range
1862/08
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Renka, Frederick
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Charge: threatening arson
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Suicide
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1862 F007 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Threatening arson.
Note: died in prison by suicide, 27 May 1862.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
8.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document regarding John Hoover
Object ID
JUN 1781 F004 QS
Date Range
1781/06
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document regarding John Hoover
Date Range
1781/06
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cunningham, Hugh
Green, Timothy
Hoover, John
Umberger, Leonard
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jailors
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUN 1781 F004 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Acknowledgement from jailkeeper, Hugh Cunningham, that defendant was received into jail.
Additional names: Leonard Umberger, Timothy Green.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Daniel Peck
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Date Range
1782/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions paper for Daniel Peck
Date Range
1782/02
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Peck, Daniel
Shugart, Zachary
Whitlock, Captain
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners of war
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Captains
Charge: stealing
Mittimus
Prisoners of war
Quarter Sessions
Revolutionary War
Servants
Soldiers
Warrants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1782 F008 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Or Peck, Joshia.
British prisoner of war, a servant of Captain Whitlock.
Mittimus, charged with stealing items from Zachary [Shugart].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1844 F003 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
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wormelsdorf, Peter
Clarke, James
Parker, Nathaniel
Ryan, John
Vance, William
Kane, Martha
Walker, James
Carle, James Reiley
Jackson, Jacob
Albert, Philip Jr.
Wakefield, William
Allen, David
Workman, John
Rutter, John
Dugan, Cornelius
White, John
Forsyth, William
Wright, Peter
Griffiths, George
Frazer, Joseph
Creager, William
Cooper, Robert
Jones, James
Henry, David
Hatz, Eliza
Ritz, Samuel
Shock, Frederick
Case, Ambrose
Olmstead, Franklin
Johnson, Westly
Fordney, Jacob
Gatchel, Jeremiah
Hardy, George
Shelp, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1844 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Prison calendar.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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