Subject: Justices of the peace - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Edward Jenkins (1758-1829) owned and operated a store in Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. After his death, the business was taken over by one of his sons, Charles Foulke Jenkins (1793-1867). Charles F. Jenkins' son, Algernon Sidney Jenkins (1816-1890), was a long-serving Justice of the Peace in Gwynedd. The Jenkins family papers, 1800-1920 [bulk 1800-1890] consist of records from Edward Jenkins' store, Jenkins family correspondence, Algernon S. Jenkins court records, estate-related materials, and other family papers.

Held at: Historical Society of Montgomery County [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This ledger was kept by Joshua A. Ellegood, Justice of the Peace for Sussex County, Delaware, and members of the Ellegood family between 1816 and 1857. It consists primarily of financial transactions involving wills, warrants, judgments, and other legal matters.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This docket book is a register of debt litigation and collection kept by James M. Watson, a justice of the peace in New Castle County, Delaware, between 1875 and 1883.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.3 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Torbert-Ellegood Collection, spanning 1759-1889, with the bulk of the papers dating 1820-1840, consists of 1.3 linear feet of legal papers, land records, accounts, receipts, correspondence, and other documents, many of which relate to the Torbert and Ellegood families of Delaware.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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