Located near residence of Jacob Grosh at the east end of Water Street.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: David Cassel Jr., J. Grosh, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Zachariah Hipple, Peter Keesey, Thomas Martin, Abel Lewis, [Alexander] Rogers, William H. Grosh, Alexander M. Beaty, Daniel Grosh, Henry Grosh, Joseph Martin, Moses Michal, Benjamin Peters, George Kremer, John Evans, [signature in German], David Cassel.
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Located on the Downingstown, Ephrata and Harrisburg turnpike road where the old Lancaster road via Sinking Springs to Reading road cross.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: W. J. Hibshman, David Markley, Barton H. McCord, Jacob [Hartruft], Samuel Zerfass, J. B. Amwake, Jacob Wolf, David Hauck, [Lewis Doke], R. R. Heitler, T. C. Konigmacher, James Ohara, Levi Miller, William Konigmacher.
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Located on Front Street at the east end of Marietta in that part of the borough laid out by Jacob Grosh.
Lately occupied by Samuel Miller.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: William McElroy, John Fisher, Charles Rinehart, Samuel S. Grosh, David H. Hackman, John Gries, [signature in German], John Roberts, J. Grosh, Henry Grosh, [signature in German], Jacob Stibgen, Daniel Grosh, David Cassel Jr., E. Baker, Samuel Miller, [signature in German].
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Located on the Downingstown, Ephrata, Harrisburg Turnpike road where the Sinking Spring road crosses.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: R. R. Heitler, Peter Martin Jr., Timothy C. Konigmacher, George Fahnestock, Jacob Konigmacher, Andrew Uhrich, Emanuel Bollinger, Jacob Stoll, Jesse Conaway, Daniel Bauman, John Jones, [signature in German].
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The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.