Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Signers of petition: Samuel Wicks, W. Whitaker, S. W. P. Boyd, Lawrence Hipple, James Porter, Elias Penington, Abner Brown, J. Brown Jr., George Warden Jr., Joseph C. Stubbs, J. W. Clendenin, John Findley.
Signers of petition: (for eating house) George H. Hewes, William C. Glasgow, N. H. Thompson, William A. Towson, Nicholas A. Boyd, James A. Towson, [ ] McConkey, Charles W. Parker, George Cambel, Henry Harner, Henry Lee, Hiyronomous Eckman, Ashton A. Flaharty, Robert Kilbough, William S. Rece.
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Signers of petition: S. W. P. Boyd, John C. Walton, Benjamin Brooks, G. W. Whitaker, Joseph Price, S. D. McConkey, John Findley, John Rily, J. Brown Jr., Joseph Towson, Isaac S. Webster, Elias Penington, Abner Brown, David Jenkins, Slater Brown, Jeremiah Brown.
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Signers of petition: James McSparran, Oliver Caldwell, J. W. Whitaker, Edward J. Hewes, William Arnold, J. B. Stubbs, Benjamin Brook, John Findley, John Kennedy, George H. Hewes, Milton Blake, Elias Penington.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Wicks, John Hanna, Abner Brown, James McSparran, Oliver Caldwell, J. B. Stubbs, Philip Maxwell, Isaac Webster, Elias Penington, John Webster, Elwood Stubbs, S. D. McConkey.
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Signers of petition: Slater Brown, John C. Walton, S. W. P. Boyd, Isaac S. Webster, John Kennedy, Oliver Caldwell, Gilbert Michael, William Gorsuch, Abner Brown, A. Jackson Fleck, Jeremiah Brown, S. D. McConkey.
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Signers of petition: S. W. P. Boyd, John C. Walton, Isaac S. Webster, John Kennedy, Oliver Caldwell, Gilbert Maxwell, William Gorsuch, Slater Brown, Abner Brown, Abraham J. [Hoek], Jeremiah Brown, Isaac Bicknell.
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Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp., Chester County
Object Name
Report
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0545 I002
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Little Britain Twp. and [West Nottingham Twp.], Chester County
Court term: August 1821.
Location: On state roads from Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp., and McCall's Ferry, Martic Twp., to Newport, Delaware and Elkton, Maryland, near Jonathan Kirk's Mill.
Document type: Order and report of viewers.
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Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Located about 3 miles from Lancaster on the Port Deposit and Peach Bottom road.
Lately occupied by Mr. Wise & later Mr. Kline.
Petition not granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Forrer, Martin Forrer, [signature in German], Samuel Rohrer, Henry Strohm, Jacob Rohrer, [signature in German], Benjamin Mylin, George Meck, [signature in German], Henry Klinton, John Rohrer, William Haines, Benjamin Bare, Martin Meylin, Jacob [Shultz], John Mylin, Jacob [Dintnary], [signature in German], Jacob Fell, [signature in German], John Getz, Martin Miller, Jacob Grider, Christ Snavely, George Rotroff, Leonard Eichholtz, Martin Light, Robert Elliot, Martin Herr, Jacob [H. ].
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