Signers of petition: Gyger, John; Gillespie, L. W.; [Gillespie, M.]; Ronk, J. P.; Beiler, George; Stauffer, Henry; Johns, Peter; Long, Valentine; Dunlap, John; Brubaker, R. H.; Harr, Jacob R.; Miller, A. M.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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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. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: January 1864.
Location: On road from the Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike to the Strasburg and Millport Turnpike, at Greenland, East Lampeter Twp., at Benjamin Eshleman's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
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. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Signers of petition: Diffenbauch, J. B.; Denlinger, John L.; Landis, Benjamin R.; Buckwalter, Benjamin; Rohrer, John; Landis, Abraham S.; Landis, D. N.; Groff, Benjamin; Doner, Henry; Kreider, Abraham D.; Ronk, J. P.; Harnish, Benjamin; Rohrer, Christian; Struble, Martin; Struble, George; Price, Samson.
Signers of petition for an eating house: Diffenbauch, J.B.; Denlinger, John L.; Landis, Benjamin R.; Buchwalter, Benjamin; Rohrer, John; Landis, Abraham S.; Landis, D. N.; Groff, Benjamin; Doner, Henry R.; Kreider, Abraham D.; Harnish, Benjamin; Rohrer, Christian; Struble, Martin; Struble, George; Price, Samson.
April term.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Signers of petition: Murphy, James; Freiland, H.; Gillespie, L. W.; Brubaker, R. H.; Bushong, Amos; Groff, David; Frantz, Christian; Ronk, J. P.; Miller, A. M.; Hans, Jacob R.; Long, Valentine; Groff, B. B.; Buchwalter, A.; Miller, Robert; Harsh, John; Acker, Jacob.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Boffenmyer, Peter; Lightner, Joel L.; Hess, Christian; Groff, B. N.; Carrolis, J. B.; Hastings, J. T.; Frantz, A. M.; Conard, Abraham; Ronk, J. P.; Johns, Peter; Swingler, Thomas. J.; Brubaker, J. H.; Thomas, Jonathan R.; Bushong, Amos; Diffenbaugh, Peter; Miller, Bolden; Miller, Robert.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Gillespie. L. W.; Gillespie, N.; Brubaker, R. H.; Rowe, [Z.] B.; Erb, Christian; Ronk, J. P.; Groff, B. N.; Stamm, D.; Layman, Henry Jr.; Layman, Henry Sr.; Layman, John; Dunlap, James C.; Diffenbauch, J. B.; Groff, Isaac F.; Keneagy, Henry; Boffenmyer, Peter; Lightner, Joel S.
Signers of Petition for eating house: Gillespie, L. W.; Gillespie, N.; Brubaker, R. H.; Erb, Christian; Rowe, Z. B.; Groff, B. N.; Staman, D.; Layman, Henry Jr.; Layman, Henry Sr.; Layman, John; Dunlap, James C.; Diffenbauck, J. B.; Groff, Isaac F.; Keneagy, Henry; Boffenmyer, Peter; Lightner, Joel S.
April term.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Signers of petition: Elam Wenger, Seth Burkholder, Elias Burkholder, M. S. Metzger, James Murphy, David Groff, Jacob Bruner, John Siegrist, Jesse K. Cooper, Benjamin Graft, Nathaniel Gillespie, Cyrus Blair.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: John Landis, D. Stamm, John Landes, R. Kauffman, Henry Leyman, Jacob Rohrer, Abraham Landis, Henry Brubaker, Abraham Rohrer, Henry Landis, Benjamin Groff, E. H. Zercher.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Henry Trout, John Denlinger, Benjamin Graff, John L. Denlinger, Henry Keener, Timothy Daly, John Smith, John Williams Daniel Lefever, Samuel Brua, Jacob Brua, Jesse P. Ronk, Christian Harsh.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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