- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 2313
- Date Range
- 1799-1897, inc.
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Description
- 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 African-Americans, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees. Handwritten, handwritten on printed forms, and a very few typewritten.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by date of filing.
- Date Range
- 1799-1897, inc.
- Year Range From
- 1799
- Year Range To
- 1897
- Date of Accumulation
- 1799-1894, 1896, 1897
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Free Black people
- Fugitive slaves
- Habeas corpus
- Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
- Petitions
- Search Terms
- African American men
- African American women
- Court of Common Pleas
- Court records
- Free persons of color
- Freedom seekers
- Habeas corpus
- Persons of color
- Petitions
- Writs
- Extent
- 17 boxes
- Object Name
- Writ
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 2313
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- These papers are cataloged individually and may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 2313
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Docket
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 2313-005
- Date Range
- 1799-1895
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Docket
- Description
- Record of habeas corpus proceedings, showing dates of issue and return, names of defendant and custodian of prisoner, nature of writ, time and place of delivery, and disposition. Incomplete index in the back of the docket. Handwritten.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by date of issue.
- Date Range
- 1799-1895
- Creation Date
- 1799-1895
- Year Range From
- 1799
- Year Range To
- 1895
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives North
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Habeas corpus
- Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
- Search Terms
- Dockets
- Habeas corpus
- Incarcerated persons
- Persons of color
- Petitions
- Writs
- Extent
- 1 volume
- Object Name
- Docket
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 2313-005
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 2313
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Mechanics' Liens
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0202
- Date Range
- 1837, 1840-1869
- Title
- Mechanics' Liens
- Description
- Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; Description of property including location; nature of claim; Description of materials and work done on property; volume and page number of recording in Mechanics' Liens Docket; and date filed.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by date filed.
- Date Range
- 1837, 1840-1869
- Year Range From
- 1837
- Year Range To
- 1869
- Date of Accumulation
- 1837, May 1840 - Apr 1858, 1861 - 1869, incomplete
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Subjects
- African American churches
- African Americans--History
- Mechanics' liens
- Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
- Search Terms
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Buildings
- Church buildings
- Churches
- Contractors
- Court of Common Pleas
- Dwellings
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Houses
- Liens
- Mechanics' liens
- Outbuildings
- Persons of color
- Religious institutions
- Sidewalks
- Synagogues
- Extent
- 10 boxes
- Object Name
- Claim
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0202
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- This collection may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
- Incomplete (inc.) denotes large gaps in the record group.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 0202
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Municipal Liens
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0205
- Date Range
- 1876-1901
2. 62 62 1
Martin, Henry; Knodt, H. C. Lancaster West Christian Street 1877 2, 62 62 1
Mishler, Benjamin Lancaster Center Square 1877 2, 63 63 1
Miller, Jacob B. Lancaster New Holland Pike 1877 2, 63 63 1
Mishler, Henry Lancaster North Queen Street 1877 2, 64 64 1
Morgan, John
Person of
color
1 document
- Title
- Municipal Liens
- Description
- Documents filed with the Court of Common Pleas by municipalities in Lancaster County placing liens on real estate. The overwhelming majority were filed by the City of Lancaster. The next greatest number were filed by the Borough of Columbia. Other liens were filed by the boroughs of Adamstown, Ephrata, New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, and Washington. The liens show docket book and page numbers, the name of property owner, and then describe the location and size of the property along with buildings and improvements, the amount of money in question, and the cause for the assessment. These documents were recorded in Municipal Lien Docket Books 2 through 5, and are arranged in the order they appear therein. This leads to an oddity in filing order, in that the last 45 liens in Book 4 fall out of chronological sequence, overlapping and extending slightly beyond the dates of the liens in Book 5. Handwritten, plus a very few typewritten.
- Date Range
- 1876-1901
- Year Range From
- 1876
- Year Range To
- 1901
- Date of Accumulation
- 1876-1901
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Liens
- Real property
- Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
- Search Terms
- Adamstown
- Columbia
- Court of Common Pleas
- Ephrata
- Lancaster
- Liens
- Municipal liens
- New Holland
- Persons of color
- Quarryville
- Real estate
- Strasburg
- Washington Boro
- Extent
- 6 boxes
- Object Name
- Claim
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0205
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Information for each lien has been recorded in an Excel Spreadsheet which is available in the Research Center and the attached PDF.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 0205
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.
Documents
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Naturalization Petitions
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0103
- Date Range
- 1800-1940
- Title
- Naturalization Petitions
- Description
- Petitions filed for admission to citizenship. Documents may contain: petition number, date, name, nationality, declaration of intention, oath of allegiance, affidavits of witnesses, date admitted in court, and official signatures. Twentieth century petitions may include notes of testimony.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged numerically by petition number.
- Date Range
- 1800-1940
- Creation Date
- 1800-1940
- Year Range From
- 1800
- Year Range To
- 1940
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Microfilm Room
- Subjects
- Emigration and immigration
- Naturalization--United States
- Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
- Extent
- Microfilm
- Object Name
- Petition
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0103
- Location of Originals
- Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 0103
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Naturalization Miscellaneous Papers
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 [0106]
- Date Range
- 1929-1947
- Title
- Naturalization Miscellaneous Papers
- Description
- Transfer documents submitted to transfer naturalization application from one court jurisdiction to another. Documents may include: transfer application with name, petition number, occupation, last and current address, birthday and birthplace, birthday and birthplace for spouse and children; correspondence; and photograph of applicant.
- Naturalization duplicates are certificates filed as a record of those who were admitted as citizens, showing name, local address, age, date of admission, date certificate issued by Court of Common Pleas, petition number, and certificate number. Signed by applicant. Arranged numerically by certificate number.
- Orders of court for naturalization are lists of names of those the court has granted or denied citizenship, showing name, date, petition number, name of beneficiary, change of name, and cause for denial or continuance.
- Notebook of DAR citizenship committee contains documents related to naturalization including information pamphlets and directions, lists of people who were naturalized, newspaper clippings, and programs from Naturalization Day Luncheons.
- Oath of Allegiance notebook contains oath of allegiance applications, showing name, date, address, occupation, birthday and birthplace, physical Description spouse name, spouse birthday and birthplace, and petition number. Notebook also contains an index. Arranged numerically by petition number.
- Date Range
- 1929-1947
- Year Range From
- 1929
- Year Range To
- 1947
- Date of Accumulation
- 20th Century; 1929-1947
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Microfilm Room
- Extent
- Microfilm
- Object Name
- Document
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 [0106]
- Location of Originals
- Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 [0106]
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Naturalization Notes of Testimony
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0129
- Date Range
- 1907-1940
- Title
- Naturalization Notes of Testimony
- Description
- Stenographic notes taken in naturalization proceedings, showing court term; petition number; names of petitioner, judge, and attorneys; nature of testimony; place of birth; official signatures; and date filed.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged numerically by petition number.
- Date Range
- 1907-1940
- Creation Date
- 1907-1940
- Year Range From
- 1907
- Year Range To
- 1940
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Microfilm Room
- Search Terms
- Court of Common Pleas
- Immigration
- Notes of testimony
- Extent
- Microfilm
- Object Name
- Testimony
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0129
- Location of Originals
- Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 0129
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Pennsylvania Acts of Assembly Receipt Book
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 [0130]-005
- Date Range
- 1801-1848
- Title
- Pennsylvania Acts of Assembly Receipt Book
- Description
- One hardbound volume that contains the signatures of those who received Journals and Acts of General Assembly of Pennsylvania and notes that they were passed from one prothonotary to the next. Occupation or position is listed after some names. Handwritten.
- Date Range
- 1801-1848
- Year Range From
- 1801
- Year Range To
- 1848
- Date of Accumulation
- 1801-1848
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives North
- Search Terms
- Clerks of court
- Court of Common Pleas
- Extent
- 1 volume
- Object Name
- Receipt
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 [0130]-005
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 [0130]
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Equity Papers
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0602
- Title
- Equity Papers
- Description
- These are papers filed in equity proceedings, a process where the court, not a jury, makes the final decision and issues a decree, usually resulting in someone taking action or forbidden from taking action. The types of documents include notes of testimony, petitions, bills in equity, and decrees. Early equities were filed with the NARRS or Appearance files.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged according to entry order into the Equity Dockets and docket page number.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Microfilm Room
- Search Terms
- Court of Common Pleas
- Decrees
- Notes of testimony
- Petitions
- Extent
- 116 reels of microfilm
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 0602
- Copies
- Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Only available on microfilm.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 0602
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.
- Collection
- Lancaster County Historical Government Records
- Title
- Rules of Equity Practice: Adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, May 27th, 1865, with the Report of the Commissioners
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 [0603]-005
- Date Range
- 1865
- Title
- Rules of Equity Practice: Adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, May 27th, 1865, with the Report of the Commissioners
- Description
- Pages 1-5 are a report to the judges of the Supreme Court, signed by the committee members, in which they report on their charge "to revise and amend the rules of practice in equity cases, and to report to this court." Pages 6-58 list specific changes recommended, with each change numbered 1-89. This volume is indexed. Committee members are George Sharswood, Oswald Thompson, George T. Campbell, George W. Biddle, R. C. McMurtie, Fred C. Brightly, and Henry Wharton.
- Date Range
- 1865
- Creation Date
- 1865
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives North
- Search Terms
- Court of Common Pleas
- Reports
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Extent
- 1 volume
- Object Name
- Rules
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- RG 01-00 [0603]-005
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- The cover title is: Rules of Equity Practice, Adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania & Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County 1865. With the Report of the Commissioners.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
- Copyright
- Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG 01-00 [0603]
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Added to database 09 December 2023.