I did visit the Philadelphia City Archives to look this up, and that was a disappointment. There were two different dockets for 1861, and each was wrapped and taped--it seems that it's been a verrrry long time since anyone has used them. In any case, the end result is that the case I was looking for was not listed in either docket. FYI, in 1861, it's dockets only--no notes have survived from that year (I don't know about others because I didn't ask). Any ideas on where else to look, or shall I call it quits on this one? larzemail <larzemail@yahoo.com> wrote: Thanks, Gene. The main page of the archives is not working, but a little further searching turned up this page: http://www.phila.gov/PHILS/Docs/Inventor/textonly/archser/S021.htm#21.2 This link above details the Court of Quarter Sessions' records and where to find them if anyone else is interested. Eugene Stackhouse wrote: Court records are at the Philadelphia Archives at 3101 Market St. There is a Web page for the Archives. Gene Stackhouse >larzemail wrote: >I've a few dates for cases held in the >Court of Quarter Sessions during late September and early October 1861 and >would like to know if these records are accessible. If they are, how might >I go about viewing them? --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started.