Lycoming County (Pa.) Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Sessions documents, 1862, 1874, 1881-1907

Summary

Creator:

Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Lycoming County)

Abstract:

This collection is made up of 85 documents produced or filed by the Pennsylvania Court of Oyer and Terminer at Lycoming County 1862, 1874, and 1881-1907. It includes warrants, subpoenas, summonses, legal transcripts, financial papers, and other documentation. The defendants in these cases were all women, including at least one teenager. They were accused of crimes including theft of milk, larceny, obtaining goods under false pretenses, poisoning of animals, sexually explicit swearing, keeping a bawdy house, public intoxication, assault and battery, perjury, bigamy, arson, and others.

Extent:

85 items (0.25 linear feet)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Cheney J. Schopieray, May 2022

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection is made up of 85 documents produced or filed by the Pennsylvania Court of Oyer and Terminer at Lycoming County 1862, 1874, and 1881-1907. It includes warrants, subpoenas, summonses, legal transcripts, financial papers, and other documentation. The defendants in these 20 cases are all women, including at least one teenager. They were accused of crimes including theft of milk, larceny, obtaining goods under false pretenses, poisoning of animals, sexually explicit swearing, keeping a bawdy house, public intoxication, assault and battery, perjury, bigamy, arson, and others.

Please see the box and folder listing below for a complete inventory of the collection.

Biographical / Historical:

No contextual history is currently available in this finding aid.

Acquisition Information:

2022. M-7471, M-7610.7, M-7652.5 .

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically, by court session.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Alcohol.
Arson--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--20th century.
Assault and battery--United States--History--19th century.
Assault and battery--United States--History--20th century.
Brothels--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--19th century.
Child abuse--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--19th century.
Drunkenness (Crime)
Female offenders.
Fraud--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--19th century.
Juvenile delinquents--Lycoming County--History--19th century.
Married women.
Prostitution--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--19th century.
Brothels--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--19th century.
Single women.
Swearing--United States--History--19th century.
Theft--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--19th century.
Theft--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--20th century.
Women poisoners--Pennsylvania--Lycoming County--History--19th century.

Formats:

Accounts.
Bills of exchange.
Criminal court records.
Marriage records.
Receipts (financial records)
Subpoenas.
Summonses.
Testimonies
Transcripts.
Warrants.

Places:

Lycoming County (Pa.)
Williamsport (Pa.)