Philadelphia mayor court indenture book

Indentured servants those who voluntarily committed to seven years or so were of a more skilled, better background. Mayors court, city court established in 1701, a court meeting quarterly and presided over by the mayor to handle felonies except capital cases, misdemeanors, and nuisances. The municipal court can also be contacted for information on civil and criminal cases. Schoedel, november 1, 2006, for the pennsylvania state archives. The library has philadelphia pennsylvania, mayors court, court docket. Philadelphia accuses wells fargo of targeting minorities. Apprentice and redemptioner indentures 17711773, 18001806 1 volume, 1 reel of microfilm, entries for indentures made before mayor list name of child or redemptioner, age, parents if alive, master, his residence and occupation, terms of indenture, occasional notices of cancellations or assignments of indentures. Summarizes the terms of each contract, and is organized by date.

Nathan bunker versus city of philadelphia concerning damages incurred from widening of locust street between washington street and 8th street, 1833. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Republican bernard barney samuel defeats democrat richardson dilworth for mayor. Philadelphia community legal services fee schedule3 cls fee schedule for guidance. The mayor of philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of philadelphia, pennsylvania, as stipulated by the charter of the city of philadelphia. Philadelphia county vital records can be found at the pennsylvania office of vital records has copies of birth and death records since 1906 and death records. The philadelphia mayors court indenture book, page 742, for september 18, 1773 has the following entry. Although the mayors court ceased its provincial naturalization function with the demise of the 1701 city charter, the mayors court as reestablished by the 1789 charter, was engaged in the naturalization of united states citizens as were the county common pleas, district and quarter sessions courts. Member of the provincial council, mayor of philadelphia, chief justice of the pennsylvania supreme court, president of the provincial council and acting governor. Former philadelphia district attorney gets 5year prison. However, alston never appealed this order and is therefore deemed waived on. The pennsylvania state archives does not hold records of indentured servants. P177 court of quarterly sessions, september 24, 1794, present.

Digitizing indenture records american philosophical society. James best, who was colonial military records do provide some data on native american indenture as well. Philadelphia county, pennsylvania genealogy records. Jamess term of indenture would expire on july 6, 1776. American wills and administrations in the prerogative court of canterbury. Edward shippen was appointed by penn as first mayor under the charter of 1701, then was elected to a second term by the city council. President, deeds signed by decedents of william penn, early. Thus that 1964 reprint list is the only one appearing in no.

The written history of philadelphia begins in 1682, when the city was founded by william penn in the english crown province of pennsylvania between the delaware and schuylkill rivers before then, the area was inhabited by the lenape delaware indians and swedish settlers who arrived in the area in the early 1600s. The city court was established under the terms of william penns charter to the city of 1701 which directed that the mayor, recorder, two of the citys. The virkus work supplies facts on birth, ancestry, time and place of arrival on this continent, marriage, and death of each immigrant that it includes. For information about and records of such individuals, consult the following books. They were married and had 3 children, john, thomas and jane.

The library has philadelphia pennsylvania, mayors court, court docket, 17891837 fhl film 972957 first of 7 films. In the case of the latter, individuals could present a petition to the courts, whereby. If youre not acquainted with this chapter in american history, heres the really short story. According to family legend, james ran away from philadelphia and eloped with a 17 year old girl catherine cruson. But the conditions for them were usually the same, especially in.

Chancellor court condominium association specializes in condominium association. The courtrooms of this tribunal work out of the justice center at. Logan family papers, 16841925 university of pennsylvania. For information about records kept in the orphans court, prothonotary court, court of common pleas, and other courts in counties of pennsylvania, visit the.

Indenture, 1767, philadelphia, between william davis and. The philadelphia family court system formed in 1914 and was known as the juvenile and domestic branches of the municipal court. Philadelphia land indenture signed by anthony morris ii 16821763 of philadelphia, here acting as one of his majestys justices. James reis has acquired hundreds of indentures, deeds, letters and documents from the colonial period through the end of the 19 th century. Where can find philadelphia county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Includes the names of both parties to the indenture, and the length and terms of the contract. The first mayor of philadelphia, humphrey morrey, was appointed by city founder william penn. Russell county, virginia law order book 3 1799 1808 part 2. Philadelphia county clerk of courts pennsylvania arrests.

The city of philadelphia alleges that for more than dozen years wells fargo discriminated against africanamericans and latinos by intentionally pushing them into highercost mortgages. Elizabeth bussard oberholtzer stinglie, indentured servant. Proprietor of the morris brewery, morris served as mayor of philadelphia in 1738 and was an associate justice of the city court. Docket book of the mayors court, city of philadelphia. These sales were recorded in the philadelphia mayors court indenture book.

P176 william brice, merchant in company with john weir, made oath that entries in the book of his make, which he produced are just as stated. Court sustained the preliminary objections of street, bielli and the city of philadelphia. The sale was recorded on page 742 of the philadelphia mayors court indenture book. Perhaps the largest metropolitan area immediately preceding the revolutionary war, philadelphia was also home to thousands of indentured individuals. Indenture deed, 1767, philadelphia, in which william davis sells property to reuben haines.

The genealogical resources at the city archives of philadelphia are among the. Read family papers, 17361896 university of pennsylvania. Information provided includes, name, date of indenture, port of immigration, occupation, term of indenture and other helpful notes. South carolina 3 canada 2 england 2 germantown philadelphia, pa. Subsequent mayors, who held office for one year, were elected by the city council from among their number. Philadelphia quickly grew into an important colonial city and during. Dilworth focuses on corruption as the major issue of the campaign, using a sound truck to read out the sins of the samuel administration and carrying a broom. Pennsylvania, some apprenticeship records are with a justice of the peace book of marriage record. Major philadelphia political events in the last half of the 20th century. Genealogical resources at the philadelphia city archives. Historic indentures early american deeds, documents and. From book c of redemptioners, kept by the port of philadelphia. Philadelphia, pennsylvania indentures, 17711773 search.

P584 letter of atty from william paschal to edmund henley, recorded. The indenture is a release of a lot of ground in sassafras street in philadelphia made between jonathan and ann biles and. But the conditions for them were usually the same, especially in the later years. Collection contains an index to the slave registers, mayors register of coloured persons or negro entry book, and returns filed within the county. In addition to entries for criminal cases, these records include recommendations for public house licenses, appointments of overseers of poor, apprentice cases, and confirmations of constables. Chancellor court condominium association was founded in 2010. The philadelphia mayor s court indenture book, page 742, for september 18, 1773 has the following entry. Docket book of the mayors court, city of philadelphia, pennsylvania, 17591764 microform in searchworks catalog. Pennsylvania court records genealogy familysearch wiki. Kc bonds and indentures 173239, court crimainal proceedings 173246. Court, quarter sessions court, mayors court, recorders court of the northern liberties and. After a couple of years and fulfilling his contract, john brixey found himself in burke county, north carolina, where he met a young irish recent immigrant girl named rachel mackie.

This indenture made the twenty fifth day of july in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven between william davis of the city of philadelphia, skinner, and christian his wife of the one part and reuben haines of the said city, brewer, of the other part. Included in this collection are a deed for the graf house where thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence, another deed for the first official residence of the first u. It contains information regarding individuals bound over as apprentices, servants, etc. Runaway servants, convicts, and apprentices advertised in the pennsylvania gazette, 17281796. It has been approvingly cited by the third circuit as being well developed and has been found by the eastern district of pennsylvania to be a fair reflection of the prevailing market rates in philadelphia. Maine indenture results indicate that some indenture records are found in at least a few town records pennsylvania apprentice note that in chester co. Russell county, virginia law order book 2 1792 1799. This collection of indenture records was compiled by the city mayors office between 1771 and 1773.