- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1824
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Ewing, Alexander
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- NOV 1824 F013
- Additional Notes
- Ewing, Alexander.
- Neglect to repair roads as Supervisors of Little Britain Twp.
- 3 items, 3 pieces.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 13.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Date Range
- 1825/04
- Year
- 1825
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Ewing, Alexander
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Charge: neglecting to repair roads
- Indictments
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- APR 1825 F023
- Additional Notes
- Ewing, Alexander.
- Neglecting to repair roads.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 23.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1877
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- AUG 1877 F160
- Additional Notes
- Malicious mischief.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 84.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1843
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- NOV 1843 F017
- Additional Notes
- Larceny.
- Thompson, John.
- Waters, Simon Jr.
- Book, John.
- Johnson, James.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 20.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1866
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- AUG 1866 F051
- Additional Notes
- Assault and battery.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 51.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1866
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Brown, Andrew
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- AUG 1866 F067
- Additional Notes
- Assault and battery.
- Brown, Andrew.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 67.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1866
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- NOV 1866 F004
- Additional Notes
- Larceny.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 4.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1866
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- NOV 1866 F005
- Additional Notes
- Larceny.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 5.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1803
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- NOV 1803 F014
- Additional Notes
- Herr, David
- Misdemeanor
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Object ID
- Habeas 1845 F012
- Date Range
- 1845
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- 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
- 1845
- Year
- 1845
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0004
- People
- Brown, William
- Ehler, John
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Writ
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Habeas 1845 F012
- Box Number
- 004
- 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.
- Additional Notes
- Petitioner: Brown, William.
- Filed against: Ehler, John. Occupation: Sheriff and jailor.
- Petition.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
- Case Number
- 450.000
- Classification
- RG 01-00 2313
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1832
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- JAN 1832 F005
- Additional Notes
- Murder.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 5.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.5.1.022a
- Date Range
- 1860/10/18
1 document
2 images
- Description
- Bill of fare for the banquet on the opening of the new Free Library and Museum presented to the public by William Brown, Esq. Philadelphia.
- Date Range
- 1860/10/18
- Creator
- Brown, William
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Container
- JBFP Part 1, Box 6
- People
- Brown, William
- Subjects
- Menus
- Extent
- 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in.
- Object Name
- Menu
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 5
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.5.1.022a
- Associated Material
- James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
- http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
- James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
- James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
- http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
- James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
- https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
- Related Item Notes
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- Notes
- May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
- Copyright
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- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Accession Number
- JBMS1995.408a
- Other Number
- JBFP Part 1, Series 5, Subseries 1, Folder 22a
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Object ID
- Habeas 1820 F002
- Date Range
- 1820
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- 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
- 1820
- Year
- 1820
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0002
- People
- Brown, William
- Barber, Robert
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Jailors
- Habeas corpus
- Object Name
- Writ
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Habeas 1820 F002
- Box Number
- 002
- 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.
- Additional Notes
- Filed against: Barber, Robert. His occupation: jailor.
- Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
- Case Number
- 166.000
- Classification
- RG 01-00 2313
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Object ID
- Habeas 1820 F006
- Date Range
- 1820
- Collection
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- Title
- Habeas Corpus Papers
- 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
- 1820
- Year
- 1820
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0002
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Affidavits
- Habeas corpus
- Object Name
- Writ
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Habeas 1820 F006
- Box Number
- 002
- 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.
- Additional Notes
- Peitioner: Brown, William.
- Filed against: Flood, Mary.
- Affidavit.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
- Case Number
- 171.000
- Classification
- RG 01-00 2313
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Date Range
- 1855/04
- Year
- 1855
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Charge: malicious mischief
- Indictments
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- APR 1855 F020
- Additional Notes
- Malicious mischief.
- Case numbered as letter "U".
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Date Range
- 1854/04
- Year
- 1854
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Charge: larceny
- Indictments
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- APR 1854 F031
- Additional Notes
- Larceny.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 17.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Date Range
- 1864/11
- Year
- 1864
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- People
- Brown, Jeremiah
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- NOV 1864 F035
- Additional Notes
- Larceny.
- Brown, William.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 35.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1758
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- MAY 1758 F001
- Additional Notes
- Assault and battery.
- 1 item, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1852
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- JAN 1852 F049
- Additional Notes
- Murder.
- Manslaughter.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 49.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Indictments
- Title
- Indictments
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1852
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Brown, William
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Indictment
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Parent Object ID
- INDICTMENTS
- Object ID
- JAN 1852 F057
- Additional Notes
- Riot.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 57.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0933
- Description Level
- Item