Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) general court records

This collection contains the records of the Germantown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) town council or General Court and the civil court or Court of Record, dating from 1691 to 1707. The matters addressed by these court sessions include property disputes and transfers, apprenticeships, deeds of sale fo...

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Collection:Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) General Court Records
Collection Number:Am.371
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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245 1 |a Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) general court records  |f 1691-1707 
300 |a 0.2 Linear feet  |f ; 2 volumes 
506 |a This collection is open for research. 
520 |a This collection contains the records of the Germantown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) town council or General Court and the civil court or Court of Record, dating from 1691 to 1707. The matters addressed by these court sessions include property disputes and transfers, apprenticeships, deeds of sale for goods and land, assault and battery, violations of liquor laws, and other matters. 
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) general court records (Collection Am .371), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 
544 |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Acta Germanopolis : records of the Corporation of Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1691-1707. Edited and with an introduction by J.M. Duffin; with a foreword by Don Yoder. (Call number UPA/Ph F 159 .G3 A28 2008) Christian Lehman collection on Philadelphia colonial settlement (Collection 0362) Concord School House of Upper Germantown records (Collection Am .3707) Extracts from the records of the courts held in Germantown, from 1691 to 1707 (from the original record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for the city and county of Philadelphia). (Call number Va .64) Pastorius, Francis Daniel. Papers, 1683-1719 (Collection 475) http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/p/Pastorius0475.html Pastorius, Francis Daniel. Records, 1683-1909. (Collection Am .3714) Upper Germantown Burying Ground record book (Collection Am .3707) William Penn Germantown Charter, 1689 (Collection Am .3038) Copy of Mathias Zimmerman plan of lots in Germantown and Cresheim townships (Collection Am .3721)  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
546 |a Volume 1 of this collection is entirely in English, as is its transcription. Volume 2 is mostly in German with some Dutch and an English index and a few entries in English at the end of the volume. 
650 0 |a Court records--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia County--Philadelphia--Germantown 
650 0 |a Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.  
650 0 |a Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--Sources.  
651 0 |a Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.). 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) General Court Records  |c Am.371 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/g/GermantownCourtAm371.html