- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- Object ID
- AUG 1794 F028 QS
- Date Range
- 1794/08
- 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
- 1794/08
- Year
- 1794
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Habeas corpus
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AUG 1794 F028 QS
- Additional Notes
- Or: John Wilson Jr.
- Habeas corpus for Charles Dougherty, Jr.
- Additional name: Charles Dougherty, Sr.
- 2 items, 3 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1801
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Habeas corpus
- Affidavits
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- NOV 1801 F011 QS
- Additional Notes
- Request for habeas corpus for release of Molly Rollins, made by Harry Smith.
- Habeas corpus awarded.
- Affidavit.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1844
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Cooper, Wesley
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Habeas corpus
- Charge: larceny
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- NOV 1844 F017 QS
- Additional Notes
- Habeas corpus; larceny.
- 3 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- Object ID
- AUG 1846 F057 QS
- Date Range
- 1846/08
- 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
- 1846/08
- Year
- 1846
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- People
- Hartman, David
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AUG 1846 F057 QS
- Additional Notes
- Habeas corpus; assault and battery; robbery.
- 2 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1820
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Taggert, James
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Charge: larceny
- Petitions
- Habeas corpus
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- JAN 1820 F010 QS
- Additional Notes
- Larceny.
- Petition for habeas corpus.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 8.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1814
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- NOV 1814 F037 QS
- Additional Notes
- Recognizance, habeas corpus, charged with larceny of goods belonging to James Paste.
- Exceptions to bill of costs.
- Information of Aron Vogdes.
- 3 items, 3 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 18.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- 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
- McCotter, Thomas
- Roberts, Isaac
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Recognizance
- Charge: larceny
- Information
- Habeas corpus
- Fees
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- JAN 1816 F030 QS
- Additional Notes
- Recognizance, larceny on oath of Isaac Roberts.
- Information of Isaac Roberts.
- Habeas corpus.
- Fees.
- 5 items, 5 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 11.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- Object ID
- AUG 1797 F016 QS
- Date Range
- 1797/08
- 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
- 1797/08
- Year
- 1797
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- People
- Murphy, George
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AUG 1797 F016 QS
- Additional Notes
- Habeas corpus.
- Defendant charged with assault with intent to murder.
- Bill of costs.
- 3 items, 3 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
- Title
- Letter from Bartram Galbraith to Jasper Yeates
- Object ID
- MG0184_S02_F005_In03_It03
- Date Range
- 1800/08/27
1 document
- Title
- Letter from Bartram Galbraith to Jasper Yeates
- Description
- Return of habeas corpus submitted by Bartram Galbraith to Jasper Yeates, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, regarding three persons of color, David "Davy", Sarah "Sall" (daughter of Charity), and Charity, servants or enslaved persons of Samuel Scott. The document confirms Galbraith's purchase of Davy and Sall, or of their remaining time of servitude.
- Date Range
- 1800/08/27
- Creation Date
- 27 August 1800
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 04
- Storage Container
- Series 02, Box 0001
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Habeas corpus
- Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Extent
- 1 item, 2 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0184_S02_F005_In03_It03
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
- George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- 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.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
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- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Other Numbers
- MG-184, Series 2
- Other Number
- MG-184, Series 2, Folder 5, Insert 3, Item 3
- Classification
- MG0184
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Added to database 30 August 2022.
- Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents
- 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.