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.
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Located on Marietta turnpike between two and three miles from Lancaster. [Or Lancaster Twp.?]
Petition granted.
Signers of Petition: John Harnly, Isaac Harnly, George Brown, Sebastian Hoffgen, John Huber, Stephen Hornberger, D. Reyner, George Messenkop, Leonard Eichholtz, George Ford, Bernhart Haag, John Ruply, Godlieb Hill, Jacob Shindel Jr., John Weaver, John Reitzel, John Curry, George Matter, Samuel Carpenter, Martin Faltz, John Erben, John Buchman, Smithe, George Reitzel, Peter Klein, Philipe Messenkop, and one other.
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Located at the crosswords of the road leading from Lancaster to McCall's Ferry and from Strasburg to Safe Harbor.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Shanck, Jacob Warffel, Daniel Hess, Valentine Gardner, Thomas Clark, Jacob Frey, George Morry, Henry Swentzel, John Christ, Michael Barnitz, Jacob Lindy, John Lechler, John Burk, and two others.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to McCall's Ferry, where the road leading from Strasburg to Safe Harbor crosses.
Petition disallowed.
Two petitions for a tavern and one against.
Signers of first petition: Jacob Marks, John Mehaffey, Frederik Miller, Jacob Shank, Jacob Warfel, Adam Warfel, Jacob Shroat, Michel Mosser, Peter Schucker, Leonard Eichholtz, William Kirkpatrick, Casper Shaffner Jr., and two others.
Signers of second petition: Henry Dietrich Jr., Henry Rush, Henry Huber, Samuel Miller, Jacob Heidelbaugh, John Good, George Fell, John Mehaffey, Joseph Good, and one other.
Signers of petition against tavern (residents of Conestoga and Lampeter Twps.): Jacob Baughman, Joseph Herr, John Baughman Jr., Abraham Mylin, Jacob Mylin, John Mylin Sr., John Baughman Sr., John Good, Christian Snevely, and six others.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Peach Bottom ferry at the point where the Strasburg road intersects.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Miller, Jacob Heidelbaugh, George Fehl, Henry Byers, John Good, John Fransiscus, John Lechler, Jacob Frey, George Morry, Henry Swentzel, John Christ, and 2 others.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Fordney, John B. Brubaker, John Steman, John Minnich, Jacob Acker, Michael Gochnauer, David Gochnauer, [signature in German], George Shreiner, Peter L. Grosh, Simon Minnich, Simon Minnich Jr.
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Located on the Columbia turnpike, formerly Hornberger's tavern.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Mayer, William Myers, John Davis, Frederick Hoffman, George Brown, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, Jacob Baer, [H. B. Bear], Jacob Hiestand, Christian Riddle, David Brubaker.
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Signers of Petition: John Davis, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, William Myers, Christian Kauffman, Michael Snavely, [signature in German], Christian Brown, Jacob Bringoff, Martin Schwar, Michael Seitz, [signature in German], Jacob Kauffman.
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Located on the Lancaster and Marietta turnpike roade, five miles from Lancaster
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Snyder, Emanuel Shober, David Dunkel, John Miller, Henry Hoffman, Abraham Long, Christian Baker, Jacob Schwar, Benjamin Pickel, John Kendig, Tobias Kauffman, George Hawthorn, Lewis Mouse.
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Located four miles from Lancaster, on the turnpike leading from Lancaster to Columbia.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Michael Sneath, Henry Baker, Benjamin Witmer, John Imhoff, Jacob Minnick, Abraham Bower, John Miller, Samuel Kauffman, Jacob Sehner, Henry K. Harnish, Anthony [Hibrank], Benjamin Eberley.
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Located four miles from Lancaster, on the Lancaster and Columbia turnpike.
Formerly kept by John Harnly.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Will, Michael Eshbach, Abraham Bower, Samuel Kauffman, John Miller, Jacob Eshleman, Benjamin Witmer, Abraham Mummau, Henry Baker, Michael Sneath, Jacob Summy, Daniel Brenner, Christian Saner.
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Signers of Petition: John Shenk, John Miller, Michael Gochnauer, [signature in German], John Hernly, John Minnich, Henry M. Bear, Jacob Heistand, Christian Long, John Landis, David Hartman, Jacob S. Kauffman.
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Signers of Petition: John Getz, Jacob Miller, John Kindig, Jacob Schwar, Reuben Bowman, David Snavely, Jacob Bassler, Jacob Hershey, John J. Kauffman, Frederick Hoffman, George Sweigart, Jacob K. Minich, John Kauffman, John Miller.
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Signers of Petition: [signature in German], Christian Brubaker, J. B. Brubaker, Tobias M. Miller, Joseph Kinsch, Jacob Fordney, John Stauffer, William Parker, Jacob H. Kauffman, George Gross Jr., Henry Imhoff, Philip Brehm.
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Signers of Petition: John Denlinger Sr., John Hernly, Abraham Long, Michael Seitz, Christian Landis, George Wiler, John Kauffman, John Getz, John Bassler, Christian Brown, Robert Beard.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Marietta.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob [Fraelich], Joseph Kinsch, Henry [Sanzel], John Shirck, Abraham Killians, Jacob Lutz, George Wise, Henry Coughenour, Jacob Eshleman, Jacob Sehner, Christian Sener, John O. Bear, Henry Getz.
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