Signers of Petition: David Hoover, Lewis Winters, [signature in German], Benjamin Miller, John Petersheim, Michael Good, Christian Johns, Henry M. Brubaker, Jacob Mentzer Sr., Aaron L. Custer, George Sprecher Jr., John Singer, John Cole, John Stoltzfoos, Abraham Brubaker, William Diller, George Brubaker.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Lancaster and New Holland turnpike near the west end of New Holland.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: A. L. Custer, Samuel Stoltzfus, Lewis Winters, [signature in German], Isaac Brubaker, Samuel Bachman, Lewis Murr, John Singer, Jacob Singer, John Stoltzfoos, Henry Roland, Henry Weidman, Joseph Jones, Jacob Weidman, Gabriel Davis, John R. Brubaker, Isaac Holl, William Holl.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Reading road about 3 miles from Lancaster.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Landis, Henry Landis, John Bassler, [signature in German], Samuel Sherk, Isaac Sherk, Martin Mayer, Jacob K. Landis, John Miller, David Mayer, Jacob Landis, Henry Rudy, Benjamin Long, Jacob Stoner, John K. Landis, Joseph Sellers, Benjamin Johnson, Conrad Kurtz, Samuel E. Kurtz, John Buckwalter, Henry Frank, Jacob Frank, John Landis, [signature in German], [signature in German], Abraham Binkly, [signature in German], John Shenk, Henry Shenk, Martin Binkley, Hanry Landis, Isaac Landis, Abraham Stauffer, John Johnson, John Schreiner, Benjamin Landis.
1 item, 3 pieces
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Located on the Reading road about 3 1/2 miles from Lancaster.
Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Shreiner, Daniel Royer, Jacob Reidenbach, Paul Black, Jacob Frantz, Adam Dietrick, Daniel Dietrich, [signature in German], Jacob Zercher, Jacob Minnick, [Jacob Evans], David Cassler, Peter Hunsecker, John Frantz, [signature in German], Benjamin Widaman, Balzer [Lipp], Adam Keller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Lately occupied by [ ] Stibgen and formerly by John Michael Sr.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Allan [Capent], Henry Fritz, Jacob Harter, [unknown signature], Martin Fry, Richard Flickinger, Samuel Stoher, Frederick Ream, [signature in German], Michael Stober, David Bauman, Jacob Eby, J. B. Amweg, John Bollinger, Jacob Angus, Jacob Souder, Martin Gross, John Gross, [signature in German], Daniel Shissler, R. R. Heitler, John Keller, George Long, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jesse Bitzer, [signature in German], John Shaffer, Daniel Feather, Cyrus Killian, Philip Sherk, George Wise, William Lewis, Amos Johnson, Jacob Souer, David Albright, John Souer, [J. B. Kirk], [unknown signature], Jesse Keefer, Jacob Zercher, John L. Sharp, Samuel Grube, Jacob Evans, Christian Young, Andrew Ream, Michael Gish, Jacob Workman, Samuel Ruth, [signature in German], John Reidenbach, John Garber, Jacob Frank, Andrew Bixler, Jacob Minnich, Abraham Musselman, Daniel Dietrich, Isaac Hostetter, John [Bush], Henry Lehn, Isaac Baker, Jacob K. Landis, William Myer, Henry H. Kurtz, David S. Binkley, George Shreiner, Henry Shenk, [signature in German], Joseph Shenk, David Fellenbaum, Isaac Fellanbaum, [signature in German], Casper Grub, Jacob Brubaker, Francis Ruth, Christian Bassler, Jacob Metzger, Jacob Tanger, [signature in German], Philip Sprecher, Martrin Groff, Peter Grube, [signature in German], [signature in German], Isaac Leib, Jacob Reidenbach, Daniel Royer, Daniel Royer Jr., John Huhn, [signature in German], [signature in German], H. B. Bowman, J. H. Kurtz, [signature in German], John Zook, [signature in German], Michael Kuhn, George Kuhn, Isaac Ressler, [signature in German], Henry Shreiner, Peter Forney, Gabriel Leib, Henry Hottenstein, Samuel Bear, Henry Zercher, Elias Erb, John Bucher, Jacob Frantz, [signature in German], Joseph Adams.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Reading road about 7 miles from Lancaster.
Formerly occupied by John Bear.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Frank, Abraham Shenk, Henry Shreiner, John [Rutty], Benjamin Landis, [signature in German], Henry Rudy, Hanry Landis Jr., Abraham Binkley, Daniel Royer, Samuel Bear, John Leib, Frederick G. [Scheidler], John Bower, Benjamin Royer Jr., Peter Forney, John Evans, John Kuhn, Michael Kuhn, [signature in German], Jacob Minnich, [J. H.] Kurtz.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Christian Gish, Francis Ruth, Paul Black, Jacob Landis, David Walker, William [Meyer], Jacob Rohrer, Martin Groff, John Evans, Samuel Shreiner, [signature in German], John Eshleman.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Reidenbach, Jacob Frantz, Daniel Shissler, Abraham Shenk, Jacob Bruchen, John Leib, Jacob Zercher, Rudy Gunkel, Daniel Royer Jr., Henry Shreiner, Francis Ruth, Daniel Dietrich.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Zaccheus Killian, Jacob Shirk, [signature in German], Samuel Stouffer, Jacob Fry, Daniel Hahn, R. R. Heitler, Andrew Bushong, John Johns, Andrew Yundt, James Trego, David Miller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Joseph Uhrich, [signature in German], Zaccheus Killian, Isaac Winters, David Albright, Martin Fry, Richard [Dublin], Samuel Hornberger, Andrew Shimp, Joseph Garman, George Wise, Jacob Shirk (tanner).
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Benjamin B. Miller, Peter Miller, David Bender, Martin Groff, John Sheaffer, [Christian Grebill], Ephraim Bear, Henry Myers, Samuel Ressler, Abraham Groff, Joseph Myer, [Jacob Hoober].
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Reading 7 miles from Lancaster.
Lately kept by John Bear.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: [Hanry Lendis Jr.], Daniel Geib, Jacob Bucher, [signature in German], Daniel Royer, Jacob Frank, John Zook, Jacob K. Landis, Henry Shreiner, Jacob Reidenbach, Jacob Zercher, John Huhn, Jacob Tanger, Andrew Bear, H. B. Bowman, Daniel Royer, John Frantz, Jacob Minnich, Paul Black, Abraham Shenk.
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Located on the public road leading from Lancaster to Reading six miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Frantz, Jacob K. Landis, H. B. Brenner, Hanry Kendig Jr., [signature in German], Francis Ruth, Paul Black, Samuel Bear, John Grube, Henry Buckwalter, Jacob Rohrer, William Weaver.
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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.
