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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System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
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.
Admin/Biographical History
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System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Photograph- Farmhouse built around the Postlehwaite inn.
Description
The first Lancaster County Court was held at John Postlethwaite's Inn on August 5, 1729. This farmhouse on Long Lane in Conestoga Township incorporates within its structure the original Postlethwaite Inn. The house has been in the possession of the Fehl family for several generations. 1 extra print
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.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
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.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Signers of petition: [signature in German], John Jones, John Warfel, Adam Kendig, John Good, Benjamin Eshleman, Benjamin Hess, Davies Harnish, John H. Harman, Adam Warfel, Christian K. Miller, Nathaniel Harnish, David Hess Jr., Christian Hess.
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Signers of petition: David Landis, John Sener, Christian Kindig, Christian Sterneman, John Hess, Abraham Hess, Jonas Harnish, Benjamin Hess, John H. Harman, Benjamin Conrad, Rudolph Herr, Jacob Haverstick, Tobias Stehman.
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Signers of petition: Daniel Will, Henry Hess, Jacob Young, John Heiney, Amos Bitts, Samuel Koplin, David Groff, Jacob Shenk, Jacob Carigen, Edmund Swigert, Amos Sourbeer, Martin B. Witmer.
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Snevely, Henry Diffenbaugh Jr., Abraham Snavely, Hanry Heidelbaugh, Benjamin Kauffman, Daniel Fulton Jr., Rudolph Erb, John Mylin, Jacob Grafft, William Lock, John Brenneman, Jacob Yeider, John Hershock.
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Signers of petition: John Harnish, S. S. Welsh, Martin Hess, Christian Shenk, Benjamin Hess, Christian Hess, Abraham Myer, Abraham Charles, Simon R. Weaver, Christian Good, John Erb, John H. Harman.
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Signers of petition: Christian Kindig, Abraham Kindig, Nathaniel Harnish, Reuben Benedick, Tobias Stehman, Andrew G. Bowers, Samuel Martin, Tobias Stehman Jr., Adam Lefever, Benjamin Yordy, Abraham Myer, Michael Zercher.
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Signers of petition: David Meyers, Benjamin H. Bachman, Christian Shenk, [signature in German], Andrew Mehaffey, Rudolph Herr, Christian Kreider, John Astor, John Bachman, Abraham Burkholder, Joseph Herr Jr., John Shenk.
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Signers of petition: Henry K. Minich, Jonas Sourbeer, David Hess, George H. Hess, Reuben Sourbeer, H. Mehaffy, Michael Shank, Daniel Will, Joseph Rankin, [signature in German], Benjamin Middleton, John Kendig, Benjamin Bower.
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Hess, Abraham Kindig, John Barr, Christian B. Mylin, Benjamin Snavely, George Werfel, Benjamin Good, Christian E. Miller, John Hess, Benjamin Conrad, Nathaniel Harnish, [unknown signature], Christian Kindig.
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Located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River.
April term.
Signers of petition: M. B. Witmer, George H. Hess, Charles Evans, Alexander Witmer, Henry Fordney, Amos Bitts, [unknown signature], Benjamin Stehman, Jacob Hess, Henry Lighty, Henry F. Minich, Jacob Carigen.
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Snevely, Rudolph Erb, Jacob Yeider, George Kling, Jacob Grafft, John Hershok, Joseph Brenneman, Frederick William Rehm, John Brenneman, John Mylin, Amos Mylin, Samuel Stouffer, Jacob Stauffer, Samuel Harman, Henry Heidelbaugh.
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Signers of petition: Michael Zercher, Reuben Benedick, Jacob Kreider, Jacob Burkholder, George Kreider Jr., Levi Mentzer, Martin Hess, Michael Greider, Christian R. Herr, Christian Shenk, H. Mehaffy, Christian [Boem], David Hess, Jacob Haverstick.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Martin, Adam Lefever, Tobias Stehman Jr., Reuben Benedick, Jacob Fehl, Tobias Stehman Sr., John Warfel, Amos McCallister, Henry Stehman, Andrew G. Bowers, Amos Miller, Benjamin Yordy.
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