Located near the Pequea Creek on the Newport Road.
Lately occupied by Doctor Bigelow.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], John Brison, Jacob [Hess], Edward Kelly, George Wike, [signature in German], [signature in German], John J. Ressler.
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Located on the Newport road where the road leading from George Eckert's mill to New Holland crosses the same.
Catherine Sides is widow of Samuel Sides who was murdered about six years ago by a certain [ ] Smith for which he was tried and convicted.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Joel Lightner, [Sr.], Joel Lightner, Nathaniel Lightner, David Witmer, Jr., John Witmer, Jacob Eakert, Jo Lefever, Theophilus Shertz, Michael Musselman, Henry Brackbill, Samuel Houston, Samuel Watson, Isaac Smoker, George Eckert, Jr., [name in German], John Lightner, George Spies, Moses Sharp, Jacob Stauffer, Abraham Gerhart, John Brisben, David Brisben, [unknown signature], J. W. Bair, John Light, Benjamin Vernor, John Stauffer.
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The militia trains and township meetings are held at the premises.
Petition granted.
Signers of Petition: Joel Lightner, Samuel Diller, Samuel White, W. B. Ross, John Hamilton, William P. Caldwell, B. Owen, Samuel Zentmeyer, Adam Bare, Abraham Carpenter, C. Carpenter, Samuel C. Offrey, Isaac Carpenter, Martin Brown, John Johns, Stalker Coates, George Mayer, Abraham Carpenter, William White, George Hambright, James Harness.
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Formerly occupied by William Smith.
Petition granted.
Signers of Petition: Adam Keller, Jacob Sherer, Peter Forney, W. B. Ross, Michael Musselman, John Landis, Philip Heitshu, Hambright Jr., William Cooper, John Kauffman.
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to New Holland, about eight miles from the former.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Meixel, George Geyer, John Geyer, John Barton, Jonas Nolt, John McConnaughey, David Graff, David McConnaughey, James Vogan, John Miller, William Lightner, John Rutter, Jehu Clemson, John A. Kenney, John Meixel, Henry Diffenbaugh, Martin Miller, Michael Stow, James Kimble, John Leonard, and three others.
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Located on the Newport Road, leading from the old Philadelphia Road at the Bird-in-Hand Tavern to Newport.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Leaman, Samuel Lefever, Christian Leaman, John Cooper, George Eckert Jr., Nathaniel Watson, John Hamilton, Nathaniel Lightner Sr., Benjamin Vernor, Jacob Baker, Daniel Miller, Richard Ferree, Robert Parker, Peter Miller Jr., James Knox, Archibald McLenegan.
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Signers of Petition: James W. McCurdy, Nathaniel Watson, Nathaniel Lightner, John Hart, John Brisben, William Lightner, Isaac Eaby, Andrew Caldwell, Robert Hamilton, John Morrison.
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Signers of Petition: John Slaymaker Jr., John Smoker, John McCalley, Robert Girvin, John Lightner Jr., Henry Slaymaker, John Slaymaker, Mathias Slaymaker, Samuel Henry, George Duffield, William Slaymaker, William Matthias Slaymaker, Benjamin Bower, Joseph Bower.
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Signers of petition: Hugh Wallace, John Carpenter, Henry Carpenter Jr., John Carpenter, C. Carpenter, John Hershey, S. Scheaffer, Christian Carpenter Jr., John Rohrer, John Miller, George Myers, Jacob Mayer, Abraham Zoor, Jacob Johns, Joseph Horst, Thomas Crawford, Samuel Garber.
Signers of petiton against tavern license for John Myers and in support of John Bare of Leacock Twp. (residents of Earl and Leacock Twp.): Peter Diller, Martin Bear, John Eaby, Jacob Nyer, Michael Hess, Abraham Carpenter, John Bitzer, Jacob Weidler, Isaac Eaby, David Bear, John Luther Jr., George Roland, Adam Winger, John Royer, John Barr, Michael Bard, Frederick Weidley, Joseph Heller, Jacob Johns, George Bender, Jacob Winger, Andrew Rudy, George Swope, Paul Johns, John Johns, Martin Mixellbener, Peter Eby, Christian Eby, Daniel Swope, George Barn, and six others.
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Signers of Petition: Thomas Himes, Daniel Zuck, William Waidley, David Stirling, Edward Jacobs, Thomas Downey, William Lightner, John Bitzer, Benjamin Bitzer, John Stirling, John Varnly, Herny Miller, Andrew Dunlap.
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Signers of Petition: H. D. Overholzer, John Bare, William P. Michael, John Develin, Cyrus Miller, George Bair Jr., Henry [Corl], John Myer, Jacob Schaeffer, John Miller, Benjamin Hoover, Adam Miller, Jacob Fink, David Martin.
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Signers of Petition: John Varnz, Jacob Rutter, John Bitzer, Thomas Downey, John Reed, William D. Stauffer, Eckert Sheafer, Peter Hurst, James Cooper, Moses Sharp, John Culmer, Benjamin M. Bitzer.
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Located at fork of the Lancaster & New Holland turnpike and the Old Horseshoe road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: H. D. Overholzer, Jacob [Riemer], John E. Grosh, Henry Wise, A. S. Gerhart, John Huber, Samuel Cowan, [signature in German], John Bare, Isaac Dierdaz, Isaac C. Weidler, John Grabill, Martin Bear.
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