Signers of Petition: Adam Shaeffer, Jacob Nissly, Mathias Shitz, James Laird, Washington L. Atlee, Frederick Witz, Martin Yetter, Adam Zell, Joshua Bishop, Abraham Hertzler, Jacob Bear, John Reesor.
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Signers of Petition: Washington L. Atlee, David Shelly, Miller Fraim, James Laird, Frederick Wetz, Samuel Bockius, Abraham Nissley, [signature in German], Jacob H. Mazer, Abraham Shelly, Christian Leib, Peter Horst.
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Signers of Petition: Joshua Bishop, Adam Zell, James Johnston, Christian Leib, Jacob Kaufman, David Kolp, Samuel R. Bockius, Jacob Nissley, Samuel Nissley, Jacob Hollinger, Peter Horst, [signature in German].
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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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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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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: Thomas Johnston, Jacob Roth Jr., Jacob Hunsicker, Alexander Lindsay, Jacob Graybill, James Steele, Samuel Bailie, Francis Flury, Samuel D. Miller, John Park, Reuben Welshans, Jacob Rigler.
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