LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1828 F12 I01
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
Buckwalter, John Jr.
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1828 F12 I01
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Known as the Sorrel Horse.
Located at the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Formerly occupied by William Smith.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Buckwalter, Henry Hartman, Isaac Evans.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1896 F099 QS
Date Range
1896/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1896/04
Year
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1896 F099 QS
Additional Notes
Perjury.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
96.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1816 F001 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
1816
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, William
Siegrist, John
McConnaghy, John
Musser, Daniel
Haughey, Dominich
Gamber, Jacob
Evans, Charles
Brown, Jeremiah
Brubaker, Michael
Broom, James
Disler, George
Hornberger, Stephen
Oldfield, David
Mosey, Christian
Hiestand, Christian
Sproat, William
Varley, Abraham
Harman, Henry
Redsecker, John
Graham, John
Barringer, Christopher
Beilor, John
Smith, Henry
Showalter, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Treasurers
Returns
Liquor License
Taverns
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1816 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Treasurer's Return of names of those who have not taken their tavern licenses.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1765 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
1765
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1765 F008 QS
Additional Notes
Capias for indictment.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1778 F011 QS
Date Range
1778/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1778/02
Year
1778
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Adams, John
Chambers, Margaret
Serjant, John
Hugh, Hugh
McPherson, Stephen
Otto, Henry
Wall, George
Oguin, Jane
Smith, William
Corrol, John
Bevan, Francis
Herman, Abner
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Returns
Prisoners
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1778 F011 QS
Additional Notes
Return of prisoners.
John Adams, Margaret Chambers, John Serjant, Hugh Hugh, Stephen McPherson, Henry Otto, George Wall, Jane Oguin, William Smith, John Corrol, Francis Bevan, Abner Herman.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1779 F002 QS
Date Range
1779/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1779/08
Year
1779
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault
Grand Inquests
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1779 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Grand Inquest, found to have assaulted James Marony.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1834 F002 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
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Neidich, John
Smuller, John
Coble, Jacob
Green, Joseph
Daugherty, Michael
Shaub, Henry
Moore, James
Parris, Joseph
Henry, Edward S.
James, Samuel
Poorman, David
Philips, John
Williams, David W.
Steward, Samuel
Smith, William
White, Albert
Welsh, Nathaniel
Thompson, John
Roger, Conrad
Banks, David
Kreider, Joseph
Doonan, Barney
Henry, Thomas
Devaul, James Westley
Barger, William
Marry, Lloyd
Malson, William
Bell, William
Butler, William
Wilson, Washington
Devlin, Charles
Bucher, Sally
Bossley, John
Diffenbach, Adam
Weidle, John
Diffenbach, Catharine
Olmstead, Margaret
Gordan, John
Evans, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1834 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1834 F042 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
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Stewart, Samuel
Smith, William
White, Albert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1834 F042 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Smith, Albert White.
Riot.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Calendar of incarcerated persons
Object ID
APR 1851 F002 QS
Date Range
1851/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Calendar of incarcerated persons
Date Range
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Barrington, Theodore
Baumgardner, John
Beckel, George
Brown, Daniel
Davis, Benjamin
Donohue, William
Dugan, Cornelius
Franciscus, George
Grant, Daniel
Hasselman, John
Henderson, George
Hoffman, Jonas
Jackson, Henry
Johnston, David
Johnston, William
Kelly, Michael
Lehrer, John
McFadden, Catharine
Morgan, Isaac
Musketnuss, Susan
Remick, A. Jackson
Ritter, Joseph
Salters, George
Shaurb, Casper
Smith, John
Smith, William
Thacker, James
Thomas, Gracy Ann
Wade, Mary
Williams, John
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Incarcerated persons
Prisons
Jails
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Calendar of prisoners.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F027 QS
Date Range
1851/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Miller, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Depositions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F027 QS
Additional Notes
Alias John Miller.
Deposition.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1851 F034 QS
Date Range
1851/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1851/04
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Miller, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1851 F034 QS
Additional Notes
Alias: John Miller.
Larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1851 F080 QS
Date Range
1851/11
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1851/11
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1851 F080 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1852 F003 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
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Pope, E.
McCoy, A.
Eden, Joseph
Hall, Alexander
Ridgley, Jacob
Wertz, Robert
McBride, John
Frey, George
Flynn, Michael
Harron, P.
Daley, Thomas
Thompson, John
Brown, William
Thompson, Ezekiel
Pendegrast, Benjamin
Clark, Elijah
Williams, William
Reed, George
Johnson, Benjamin
Jackson, John
Sims, Henry
Smith, William
Stoutter, A.
Bonom, Sarah
Bonom, E.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Prison calendar.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1852 F013 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
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, William
Wright, William
Bright, William
Yeager, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1852 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Aliases: William Wright; William Bright; William Yeager.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1853 F022 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
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thompson, John
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1853 F022 QS
Additional Notes
Also: John Thompson.
Burglary.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1845 F032 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0019
People
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1845 F032 MC
Box Number
019
Additional Notes
Larceny
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
4.000
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
JAN 1823 F042
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1823 F042
Additional Notes
Misdemeanor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
38.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
JAN 1890 F027
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
O'Brien, Edward
Sanders, Edward
Smith, William
Jones, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1890 F027
Additional Notes
Alias Sanders, Edward.
Smith, William.
Alias Jones, William.
Larceny.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
26.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1890 F087
Date Range
1890/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1890/04
Year
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1890 F087
Additional Notes
Tramp.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
85.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1861 F024 QS
Date Range
1861/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1861/04
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Smith, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1861 F024 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
27.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail