Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
The militia trains and township meetings are held at the premises.
Petition granted.
Signers of Petition: Joel Lightner, Samuel Diller, Samuel White, W. B. Ross, John Hamilton, William P. Caldwell, B. Owen, Samuel Zentmeyer, Adam Bare, Abraham Carpenter, C. Carpenter, Samuel C. Offrey, Isaac Carpenter, Martin Brown, John Johns, Stalker Coates, George Mayer, Abraham Carpenter, William White, George Hambright, James Harness.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Formerly occupied by William Smith.
Petition granted.
Signers of Petition: Adam Keller, Jacob Sherer, Peter Forney, W. B. Ross, Michael Musselman, John Landis, Philip Heitshu, Hambright Jr., William Cooper, John Kauffman.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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