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African-American.
Also: James Harkless, pilot from Middletown; Tobias.
Recognizance, suspicion of assault and battery on John Swenk, with intent to kill and rob.
Recognizance, suspicion of robbing John Erisman.
Depositions and examinations of Glasgow Paines, Henry Kann, Christina Kann, Isaac Dunbar, William Shepler, John Hurdow, Daniel Erisman, John Longenecker, John Sharer, John Swenk.
14 items, 14 pieces
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Signers of petition: Samuel Book, Nicholas M. Peck, Harman Lighthner, Michael Hoffman, Christian Kraybill, Joseph Bucher, Benjamin Grove, John Markley, Henry Houseal, George Shreiner, John W. Spangler, Jacob Markley.
2 items, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: J. B. Hamilton, J. Foreman, Amos Hicks, Henry Haldeman Jr., Jacob Warfel, Abrahm Collins, Jacob Bare, John Haldeman, Frederick Hipple, Jacob L. Engle, Henry C. Ober, Jacob Adams, M. H. Smith.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: [ ] Nagle, Emanuel Nagle, Thomas Swords, Peter Sides, John Hartz Sr., William Hartz, Peter Hougenberger Sr., George Hachenberger, Samuel Hackenberger, Henry Shroll, Henry Pritz, John Smith Jr., John Markley, Henry M. Markley, William W. Brown, Rufus Nagle, David Swords, Michael Malehorn, Calvin Garreth, Henry Nagle, William Palmer.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Michael Fishel, George Fishel, Levi [Rolen], George Cline, Christian Neff, Henry [Sauk], [Adin Dibelen], A. [Hanharly], Jacob Strickler, William [Meleter], Thomas Darber.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Henry C. Ober, Henry Dindemen, Joseph Robinson, Daniel M. Engle, Abraham Lehman, Christian S. Erb, Peter Uptegrave, Samuel Selbert, Thomas Fisher, Frederick Zorgas, Christian Engle, Henry Horst, Christian Horst, David Dintamar, [signature in German], James Murphey, William Retherford, Abraham Bower, John Dinteman, John Wilhelm, John Smuch, James Fritzsimmons, Jacob Lichenberger, Reuban Hummel, John S. Horst, Michael Ober Jr., Daniel Parthemor.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Daniel Lehman, Jacob A. Miller, Joseph Horst, Samuel Sehner, Daniel Myers, Hugh Dougherty, Robert Connor, Philip Hess, Lewis Hobach Jr., Samuel Nunermaker, Frederick Hummel, John Dimeler, Jacob Ebersole, John [Voorhey], Hugh McGovern, David Brubaker, John Houck, Abraham Collins, Christian Myers Jr., Christian Shank, Michael Hess, Levi Brubaker, Jacob Ackerman, Girard Rhoads, Samue Horst, Isaacs [Kindch], Peter Forst, Cornelius Fishel, Elijah Stickel, Michael Breneman, Martin [Cabach].
1 item, 1 piece
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