LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1806 F008 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
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
George
Herr, Joseph
Herr, Christian
Brown, Patrick
Wilson, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: horse stealing
African Americans
Persons of color
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1806 F008 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with stealing a horse from the stable of Joseph Herr, Conestoga Twp.
Additional names: Christian Herr, Patrick Brown, Thomas Wilson.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #061
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1823
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Herr, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #061
Box Number
003
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1992/12/22.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Payment for wood for the jail.
Herr, Christian.
1 item 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1790 F008 S
Date Range
1790
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1790
Year
1790
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0334
People
Shultz, Christian
Shultz, Mary
Herr, Christian
Herr, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1790 F008 S
Box Number
334
Additional Notes
Shultz, Mary; Herr, Christian; Herr, Isaac. Executors.
1 item, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1794 F011 S
Date Range
1794
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1794
Year
1794
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0335
People
Shuman, George
Wisler, Christian
Herr, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1794 F011 S
Box Number
335
Additional Notes
Wisler, Christian; Herr, Christian. Executors.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1815 F018 M
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0084
People
Murray, Lackey
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1815 F018 M
Box Number
084
Additional Notes
Also additional inventory 1816. Occupation: doctor. 2 items, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1866 F017 M
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0088
People
Murray, Lackey
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1866 F017 M
Box Number
088
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1848 F015
Date Range
1848/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1848/04
Year
1848
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Herr, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: assault with intent to ravish
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1848 F015
Additional Notes
Assault with intent to ravish.
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
15.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1843 F014 H
Date Range
1843
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 0154
People
Herr, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1843 F014 H
Box Number
154
Additional Notes
Brubaker, Christian; Kauffman, Henry. Executors.
1 item, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1828 F17 I04
Date Range
1828
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1828
Year
1828
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Herr, Christian
Bitner, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Washington, Manor Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1828 F17 I04
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Lately occupied by Abraham Bitner.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph Mosher, Daniel Roberts, George G. Brush, Thomas Roberts, Abraham Bitner Sr., Abraham Herr, Abraham Bitner, Isaiah Latchem.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #561
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Herr, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga River
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #561
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A Jul 12, 2001.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Payment for lime for Hostetter's Bridge over the Conestoga.
Herr, Christian.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail