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.
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.
Petition, concerning appointment of Constable of Earl Twp.
Additional names: Conrad Werntz, John Lutz, Jacob Forney, Frederick Seeger.
List of signatures: Christian Meyer, John Wohlfart, [signature in German], John Smith, Jacob Carpenter, Emanuel Carpenter, Adam Braim, [signature in German], Henry Carpenter, John Carpenter, Jacob Carpenter Jr., Daniel Gehr.
1 item, 1 piece
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A Whimsical Petition to the Ohio Legislature, by John Smith
Description
A humorous tale about a petition in the form of a poem, presented to the Ohio Legislature, by John Smith to change his family name to Sea. Transcribed by Thomas Welsh. The date and source of the story is not identified.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Fair condition. No material tears or fraying. There is a smudge over a portion of the poem, and the heavily-inked title on the reverse side has bled through. This is on the reverse side of TW-A-XX-01(g).
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesA
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesA_F01_It01h
Notes
Added to PP 12/19/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Signers of the petition: Adam Reigart, John Trissler, George Weitzel, William Kirkpatrick, Jacob Eberman, John Eberman, Peter Gonter, Samuel Humes, John Riddle, Jacob Hatz, Abraham Kilian , George Hoff, James Ross, Christian Trissler, Emanuel Reigart, S. Reigart, Jacob Dickert, Anthony Ginter, Nicklous Stownbach, Christian Sensenich, William McKown, Samuel Clendenin, Henry Dearn and three others.
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Signers of Petition: Augustus Withers, John Trump, Michael Heisly, Daniel Heisly, Christian Mayer, J. Heise, [unknown signature], Robert Spear, John Campbell, Christian Haldeman, Peter Haldeman, [ ] Bruner Jr.
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Signers of Petition: Michael Heissly, [unknown signature], Andrew Sites, John Campbell, [signature in German], Christian Haldeman, Owen Bruner Jr., William Poist, Richard E. Cochran, Peter Haldeman, Samuel Brown, C. Breneman, Calvin Chamberlein, Ezekiel Cook, Joseph Mosher, Abraham Bitner, George Brush, Daniel Roberts, Christian Herr, Christian Mayer.
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Signers of Petition: Michael Heissly, [unknown signature], J. Heise, Samuel Heise, Richard E. Cochran, Christian Haldeman, Peter Haldeman, Amos H. Slaymaker, Owen [Bruner], John Campbell.
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