Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Formerly occupied by David Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Lefever, Mathias Shirk, Anthony Ellmaker, Jacob [Auwerters], [signature in German], John Lapp, John Quigley, [signature in German], John Kirk, James McMahon, Josiah Quigley, Christian Menard.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Shirk (tanner), Andrew Yundt, R. R. Heitler, David Bauman, George Caffrey, George Gunkel, Andrew Bushong, Solomon Brubaker, [signature in German], Isaac Staufer, Samuel Stouffer, Henry Yundt, John [Gender].
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Signers of Petition: Francis Kendig Jr., Robert Leaman, William Parker, John Martin, James Black, W. B. Ross, Henry Miller, Jacob Neff, Martin Barr Jr., Benjamin [Witmer].
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Located near the forks of three public roads and on the new turnpike from Lancaster to New Holland.
November Term.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Luther, Abraham Dehaven, Edward Smith, Hugh Wallace, Jacob Myers, Adam Bare, John Bare, Henry Roland, Jacob Ebey, Martin Meixell, Samuel Garber, Jacob Duchman, Hugh McClung, B. Owen, Michael Musselman, N. F. Lightner, Henry Reigart, Thomas Crawford, John Forney, and two others.
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A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.