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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/11e132f0-1e81-4058-a417-189926590380
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers and order and report of viewers for bridge over Cocalico Creek
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I008
Date Range
1892/01
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers and order and report of viewers for bridge over Cocalico Creek
Date Range
1892/01
Creation Date
January 1892
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Fahnestock, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Eichenberg's Store
Ephrata Twp.
Gristmills
John Fahnestock's Gristmill
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Stores
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I008
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1892.
Location: On public highway from Eichenberg's Store to John Fahnestock's Grist Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers. Order and report of viewers.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request a photocopy or PDF at research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Please contact research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory and Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Bridge F0360 I008
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8a3e658d-f58d-4b7f-a1a8-658144249630
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for electric lights for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I008
Date Range
1894
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for electric lights for bridge
Description
[Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Engleside, Lancaster Twp., on the Willow Street Pike.
Document type: Petition for electric lights for bridge
Date Range
1894
Year
1894
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Lights, Electric
Petitions
Roads
Turnpikes
West Lampeter Twp.
Willow Street Pike
Willow Street Turnpike
Place
Lancaster Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0485 I008
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7691dc-724e-4a44-9fb8-732222860732
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0540 I002
Date Range
1899
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Description
Court term: November 1899.
Location: At Cook's Fording, on public highway from Tayloria, Little Britain Twp., to Nottingham, Chester County, between the Pine Grove and Harkness bridges.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1899
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cook's Ford
Covered bridges
Creeks
Fords
Harkness Bridge
Little Britain Twp.
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Octoraro Creek
Petitions
Pine Grove Covered Bridge
Tayloria, Little Britain Twp.
Place
Little Britain Twp., Lancaster County and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
2 item, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0540 I002
Box Number
008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f3930340-6f72-4db6-9c2b-174118945930
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0555 I004
Date Range
1890
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Admin/Biographical History
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds.
Date Range
1890
Year
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Wood
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Octoraro Creek
Little Britain Twp.
West Nottingham Twp., Chester County
Wood's Ford
Fords
Petitions
Bridges
Place
Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp., Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0555 I004
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1890.
Location: At Wood's Fording.
Document type: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a8826a70-33cf-422c-bf37-295530111418
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0605 I004
Date Range
1891/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1891/04
Year
1891
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0009
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conewago Creek
Conewago Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Creeks
Elizabethtown
Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Mount Joy Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Mount Joy Twp. and Conewago Twp., Dauphin County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0605 I004
Box Number
009
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1891.
Location: On road from Elizabethtown to Hummelstown, Dauphin County.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2e7822b2-dda0-4668-847b-693071474378
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0610 I004
Date Range
1892/11
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1892/11
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0009
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Beverly Station, Mount Joy Twp.
Bridges
Conewago Creek
Creeks
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Inspections
Mount Joy Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Mount Joy Twp. and Dauphin County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0610 I004
Box Number
009
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1892.
Location: Near Beverly Station, Mount Joy Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2ab0a242-0096-4b74-8f15-916643754270
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I009
Date Range
1898/03
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1898/03
Year
1898
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Inspections
Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp.
Mills
Neff's Mill
Orders
Pequea Creek
Petitions
Reports
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I009
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Court term: March 1898.
Location: At Neff's Mill on public road from Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp., and Strasburg.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/994f7440-2cb1-4a23-9dee-554371161007
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Inspection report for bridges that need repair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I009
Date Range
1899
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Inspection report for bridges that need repair
Description
Document type: Inspection report for bridges that need repair.
1. Bridge No. 2
Brecknock Twp. and Earl Twp.
Location: Over Muddy Creek near Joseph Overholtzer's [or Oberholtzer's] Mill.
2. Bridge over Cocalico Creek
East Cocalico Creek
Location: Near Reamstown, East Cocalico Twp. at Leinbach's Mill.
Date Range
1899
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Overholtzer, Joseph
Oberholtzer, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brecknock Twp.
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
East Cocalico Creek
Inspections
Joseph Oberholtzer's Mill
Leinbach's Mill
Mills
Muddy Creek
Reamstown, East Cocalico Twp.
Reports
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0900 I009
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a7f97e7c-c26b-4045-a0ab-256764892600
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for county to take over expenses of bridge repair and renewal
Object ID
Bridge F0395 I003
Date Range
1789
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for county to take over expenses of bridge repair and renewal
Description
Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek on the road from Lancaster that meets the road from Anderson's Ferry.
Document type: Petition for county to take over expenses of bridge repair and renewal.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1789
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Anderson's Ferry, Donegal Twp.
Bridges
Creeks
Dehuff's Bridge
Hempfield Twp.
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Little Conestoga Creek
Petitions
Place
Hempfield Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0395 I003
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7fa3e6db-0859-4c60-a16a-557291232351
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAR 1786 F004 QS
Date Range
1786/03
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1786/03
Year
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cartwright, Charles
Ellis, Richard
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: horse stealing
Petitions
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1786 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Petition to discharge [ ] Barnes from payment of recognizance.
Defendant charged with horse stealing.
Petitioner: Richard Ellis
Clerical error regarding discharge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/27bcf2fb-7f1f-41bf-a33b-233301335810
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F01 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Crawl, Conrad
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Jonestown, Bethel Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F01 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition allowed.
Signers of petition: John Tebben, George Litel (his mark), John C. Bingmam, and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/afe6326c-201a-4347-a905-010244741205
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F01 I02
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Young, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Jonestown, Bethel Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F01 I02
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Signers of petition (residents of Jonestown, Bethel Twp. and Hanover Twp.): Abraham Latcha, Daniel Bradly, Daniel Stoner, Richard Faweis, Jacob Meily, Jacob Shrevely, James Stewart, James Stewart Jr., William Young Sr., William Young Jr., Thomas Foster, and three others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/73f1694c-9cb4-453f-92cc-878272363422
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F02 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Gillilen, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F02 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Formerly occupied by John Martin.
Petition allowed.
Signers of petition: Alexander Brown, James Morgan, Lewis Willemin, Samuel Elliott, Thomas Elliot, David Jenkins.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/039a7d82-8cb4-4fe5-9761-712420012920
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F03 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Hinkle, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Reamstown, Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F03 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Located on the great road from Lancaster to Reading.
Signers of petition: William Smith Jr., Josiah Brown, W. Wheeler, James Wright, Thomas Norris, John Thomson, John Willson, Martin Bowman, Thomas Rutter, William McClean, Jacob Shwartznelder, John Nortone, Philip Duck Jr., Peter Snyder, and five others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2e0033ef-e8fa-498f-a620-371109311649
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F04 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Deem, Adam
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Derry Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F04 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition allowed.
Signers of petition: John McFarland, William Laird, James Harris, James Laird, James Davis, John Duncan, Godlip Nowman, and two others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/718ec807-d1e2-4e8f-bbe3-037957824094
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F04 I02
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Lohr, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F04 I02
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Signers of petition: John Hollenback, James Kelly, John Duncan, and four others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/baa06992-89be-47da-91a6-037838844406
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F05 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Miles, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F05 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition allowed.
Signers of petition: Thomas Smith, John Anderson, Dorington Wilson, William Aulls, John Ramsey, Jacob Reigart, William Nelson, Hugh Patton, Christopher Reigart, John Howell, Hugh Cunningham, and five others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/506e7d65-03b3-49a3-99d1-966059004790
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F06 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, Andrew
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F06 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Formerly occupied by George Lightner.
Known as George Lightner's Tavern.
Signers of petition: Frederick Seeger, Peter Baker, James McConnall, William McCausland, Anthony Hinkle, Adam Diller, Jacob Stone, Henry Skiles, and two others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d3e7a696-c2eb-46b0-be61-122451236805
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F07 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Bare, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Elizabeth Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F07 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Located on the Paxton Road at the crossing of the road from Lancaster to Elizabeth Furnace through Schaefferstown to Tulpehocken.
Petition allowed.
Signers of petition (residents of Elizabeth Twp., Heidelberg Twp., and Warwick Twp.): Frederick Martin, John Root, George Gontz, and four others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4907b017-1f63-4258-9cd9-716891427371
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1780 F08 I01
Date Range
1780
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1780
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Shute, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1780 F08 I01
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Signers of petition: Benjamin Williams, Thomas Williams, Samuel Haines, Isaac Haines, Abraham Hess, John Carpenter, Adam Lefever, and two others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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