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.
Signers of Petition: Isaac Bausman, A. Greenawalt, [signature in German], B. F. Baer, B. Shaffer, Abraham Breneman, Andrew Wade, Philip Fisher, H. M. Breneman, George Byrod, Henry Shultz, Joseph [Hackerd], George W. Boyer, Samuel Harmay, John Lynch.
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Signers of Petition: Adam Keller, William Lenix, John Miller, William McBride, Jacob Heistand, James Laird, [signature in German], John S. Sterrett, Miller Traim, Samuel R. Bockius, Jacob Stolar, James B. Ferree, Jacob Rohrer, Thomas J. Patterson, A. Hackman, Jacob Wallick, Jacob Hollinger, Christian Leib.
Second Sheet: John Miller, James B. Ferree, Thomas J. Patterson, John S. Sterrett, Abraham Eshleman, Jacob Wallich, Samuel R. Bockius, Christian Leib, Abraham Hertzler, [signature in German], Jacob Nissley, [signature in German], David Boyce, John Nissly, Jacob Hershy.
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Known as the Napoleon Bonaparte Crossing the Alps.
Located fronting on the Lancaster and Harrisburg turnpike.
Formerly kept by Robert Dysart.
License transfer granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Robert Richardson, John Kolp, Jacob Stolar, Jacob L. Nagle, Robert Dysart, John Kreiner, Jesse Sellers, Okey Hendrickson, Simon Meredith, John A. Bartruff, Alexander Dysart, Jacob Musselman, Jesse Gyger, Frederick Moyer.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, George Haughman, J. H. Miller, O. B. Kaufman, John Ditlow, J. M. Johnston, R. E. Fahnestock, W. H. Spangler, William Hensler, S. G. Musser, J. Franklin Reigart, John K. Duchman, David Weidler, Elias Eby.
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Signers of Petition: Robert Richardson, Adam Zell, Thomas J. Patterson, James M. Patterson, Miller [Fairn], James B. Ferree, John S. Sterrett, Tobias Miller, Adam Keller, [Janus] McNann, Jacob [Stolar], William C. Robinson, John Kreiner, David Kolp.
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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.
Located on the corner of Jacob and turnpike streets.
Formerly kept by John Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John S. Sterrett, William B. Galbraith, Samuel R. Bockius, Jacob Myers, James Dysart, Robert Richardson, John Moore, Jacob Stolar, Elias Hoffman, Tobias Miller, John Miller, Michael [Gormaly], William Esterling, Christian Leib, [signature in German], John Kreiner.
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Located on the corner of North Queen and Orange Streets, North West Ward.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Myers, George Diller, Emanuel VanKanan, John G. Offner, Simon J. Young, S. G. Musser, John [Swint], A. S. Keller, J. C. Skiles, J. Gish, Henry E. Muhlenberg, Frederick Dern, Emanuel B. Kauffman, [ ] Kline.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Deyer Sr., Henry Zell, John Fenstermacher, Jacob Kaufman, Charles Sehrer, Michael Daag, Abram Dyer, Simon Meredith, Abram Shelly, Samuel S. Grosh, A. S. Hackman, David McNeely Jr.
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Signers of petition: Isaac Shertzer, James Barlow, Levi Ricksecker, Isaac Hershey, John A. Bartruff, Philip Royer, Andrew Myers, Robert Dysart, John Ream, Samuel Ehrman, George Myers, W. McNeel, Jacob Earhart.
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Formerly kept by James Laird, lately by David McNeely.
April term.
Signers of petition: James Laird, William McNell, David McNeely, Jehu W. Breneman, James Mooney, George W. Porter, John Fenstermacher, Abraham Dyer, Levi Ricksecker, James Barlow, Abraham Strickler, Jacob Hahnlen, Christian Musselman, Christian Leib, George Myers, Benjamin Remich.
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Signers of Petition: David McNeely Jr., Robert Dysart, John A. Bartruff, Jacob Uhrich, Jacob Hahnlen, Philip Royer, Samuel Ehrman, George Myers, Isaac Hershey, Samuel Bomberger, Patrick C. Doyle, William Barlow Sr.
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