- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Paper of John Thompson
- Object ID
- Habeas 1843 F022
- Date Range
- 1843
1 document
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Paper of John Thompson
- Admin/Biographical History
- A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
- Date Range
- 1843
- Year
- 1843
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0003
- People
- Aaron, Elizabeth
- Aaron, Joseph
- Dorwart, Samuel
- Ehler, John
- Musser, George
- Schaeffer, Emanuel
- Thompson, John
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Habeas corpus
- Object Name
- Writ
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Habeas 1843 F022
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Box Number
- 003
- Associated Material
- Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
- 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
- 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
- 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 In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.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
- Person of color.
- Petitioner: Thompson, John.
- Filed against: Ehler, John. Occupation: sheriff and jailor.
- Petition, includes warrant of commitment.
- Commitment paper.
- Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
- 3 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment - please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
- 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 publication fee.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Case Number
- 397.000
- Classification
- RG 01-00 2313
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Paper of David Goff
- Object ID
- Habeas 1841 F014
- Date Range
- 1841
1 document
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Paper of David Goff
- Admin/Biographical History
- A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
- Date Range
- 1841
- Year
- 1841
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0003
- People
- Champneys, Benjamin
- Ford, George
- Groff, David
- Kidd, John
- Mahan, James
- Richardson, John
- Roberts, A. E.
- Roberts, T. L.
- Van Camp, J. C.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Habeas corpus
- Search Terms
- Charge: stabbing
- Commitment papers
- Habeas corpus
- Persons of color
- Petitions
- Sheriffs
- Warrants
- Object Name
- Writ
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Habeas 1841 F014
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Box Number
- 003
- Associated Material
- Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
- 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
- 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
- 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
- Charged with stabbing John Richardson, a person of color.
- Petitioner: Groff, David.
- Filed against: Roberts, A. E. Occupation: sheriff.
- Petition: includes copy of warrant of commitment.
- Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original docuemtns may be used by appointment - contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Images have been provided for research purposes. Pleae contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no publication fee.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Case Number
- 352.000
- Classification
- RG 01-00 2313
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of John Scot
- Object ID
- Inv 1736 F001 S
- Date Range
- 1736
1 document
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of John Scot
- Date Range
- 1736
- Year
- 1736
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0106
- People
- Scot, John
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- Probate records
- Search Terms
- Estate Inventories
- Probate records
- Place
- Drumore Twp.
- Object Name
- Estate Inventory
- Object ID
- Inv 1736 F001 S
- Box Number
- 106
- Additional Notes
- Also administrators' bond.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Classification
- RG-03-00-0133
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Joseph Light
- Object ID
- Inv 1733 F001 L
- Date Range
- 1733
1 document
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Joseph Light
- Date Range
- 1733
- Year
- 1733
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0072
- People
- Light, Joseph
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- Probate records
- Search Terms
- Estate Inventories
- Probate records
- Servants
- Women
- Place
- Lancaster Twp.
- Object Name
- Estate Inventory
- Object ID
- Inv 1733 F001 L
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Box Number
- 072
- 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
- Also administrators' bond.
- Two servants, a man and a woman, listed.
- Possible African-American servant/enslaved person listed.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
- 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.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG-03-00-0133
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Robert Mackanere
- Object ID
- Inv 1734 F001 M
- Date Range
- 1734, 1752
1 document
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Robert Mackanere
- Date Range
- 1734, 1752
- Creation Date
- 1734, 1752
- Year
- 1734
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0079
- People
- Mackanere, Robert
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- Probate records
- Search Terms
- Estate Inventories
- Probate records
- Place
- Donegal Twp.
- Extent
- 3 items, 8 pages scanned
- Object Name
- Estate Inventory
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- Inv 1734 F001 M
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Box Number
- 079
- Additional Notes
- Or Macanere, Robert; McAnare, Robert; McNair, Robert. Mackamore, Robert in will book.
- Also administrators' bond, administrators' account 1752.
- 3 items, 5 pieces
- Classification
- RG-03-00-0133
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate Inventory of Alexander Carruth
- Object ID
- Inv 1739 F002 C
- Date Range
- 1739
1 document
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate Inventory of Alexander Carruth
- Date Range
- 1739
- Year
- 1739
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0018
- People
- Carruth, Alexander
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- Probate Records
- Search Terms
- Estate Inventories
- Probate Records
- Place
- Hanover Twp., Lancaster County
- Object Name
- Estate Inventory
- Object ID
- Inv 1739 F002 C
- Box Number
- 018
- Additional Notes
- Also administrators' bond.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Classification
- RG-03-00-0133
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Robert Murray
- Object ID
- Inv 1732/3 F004 M
- Date Range
- 1732/3
1 document
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Robert Murray
- Date Range
- 1732/3
- Year
- 1732/3
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0079
- People
- Murray, Robert
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- Probate records
- Search Terms
- Estate Inventories
- Probate records
- Place
- Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
- Object Name
- Estate Inventory
- Object ID
- Inv 1732/3 F004 M
- Box Number
- 079
- Additional Notes
- Also administrators' bond 1733.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Classification
- RG-03-00-0133
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1840 F008 M
- Date Range
- 1840
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged alphabetically by year.
- Date Range
- 1840
- Year
- 1840
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0253
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Place
- Rapho Twp.
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1840 F008 M
- Box Number
- 253
- Additional Notes
- Hershey, Abraham; Keller, Samuel. Administrators.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 04-00 0150
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1843 F014 M
- Date Range
- 1843
1 document
- Collection
- Administrators Accounts
- Title
- Administrators Accounts
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged alphabetically by year.
- Date Range
- 1843
- Year
- 1843
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0254
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Place
- East Lampeter Twp.
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AdAcct 1843 F014 M
- Box Number
- 254
- Additional Notes
- Denlinger, Benjamin; Kreider, John. Executors.
- 2 items, 2 pieces.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 04-00 0150
- Description Level
- Item
Documents
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate Inventory of Charles Rea
- Object ID
- Inv 1739 F002 R
- Date Range
- 1739
1 document
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate Inventory of Charles Rea
- Date Range
- 1739
- Year
- 1739
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Container
- Box 0099
- People
- Rea, Charles
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- Probate Records
- Search Terms
- Estate Inventories
- Probate Records
- Place
- None
- Object Name
- Estate Inventory
- Object ID
- Inv 1739 F002 R
- Box Number
- 099
- Additional Notes
- Please use photocopy.
- Also administrators' bond.
- 2 items, 5 pieces
- Classification
- RG-03-00-0133
- Description Level
- Item
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