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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/90072838-f7a5-4ce6-a70c-927735173540
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for Frederick Renka
Object ID
AUG 1862 F007 QS
Date Range
1862/08
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Quarter Sessions
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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
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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
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/229f094e-52a9-45b6-a392-228825254258
Collection
Quarter Sessions
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Quarter Sessions document for James Hamilton
Object ID
APR 1868 F031 QS
Date Range
1868/04
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
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Quarter Sessions document for James Hamilton
Date Range
1868/04
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hamilton, James
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Charge: attempting to escape
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1868 F031 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Attempting to escape from prison.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
36.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/15fb65d4-8dd8-4ac9-adb7-648242884695
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for John B. Brown and John Riley
Object ID
APR 1863 F042 QS
Date Range
1863/04
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions document for John B. Brown and John Riley
Date Range
1863/04
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, John B.
Dunwoody, John G.
Riley, John
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assisting with the escape of a felon
Prisons
Incarcerated persons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1863 F042 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Also: John Riley.
Assisting with the escape of prisoner, John G. Dunwoody.
Case numbers: 43, 46.
6 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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