Signers of Petition: William Myers, Frederick Hoffman, George Brown, H. B. Bear, John Eshleman, Michael Seitz, John H. L. Landis, Christian Kauffman, Jacob Hershey, Edward L. Howard, Christian Riddle, Ezekiel Williams, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, Henry Baer.
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The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Located in the town of Hempfield on the Marietta turnpike road.
Petition granted.
Signers of Petition: Abraham H., Frederick Hoffman, Abramham Weidler, John Eby, Stephen H., Abraham Eshleman, George Brown, Abraham Killian, Andrew Brubaker, Allen Weidland, Joseph Harnish, Levi Hart, Michael Seitz.
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Additional Notes
Located on the Marietta turnpike road.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Hoefgen, Frederick Hoffman, Abraham Weidler, John Eby, Stephen [Horn], Abraham Eshleman, George Brown, Abraham Killian, Andrew Brubacher, Allen M. Weidler, Joseph Harnish, Levi Hart, Michael Seitz.
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Signers of Petition: Henry Baer Jr., Benjamin H. Kauffman, Joseph Harnish, Jacob Grube, Jacob Miller, Henry Mayer, Henry Kaufman, Frederick Hoffman, George Lively, Lewis Mouse, Daniel Brenner, Thomas Eaton, Andrew Brubaker, Michael Seitz, Henry Coughenour, John Bringolf, [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: [Benjamin Bear], Henry Getz, Henry G. Hornberger, Jacob Bear, George Brown, Jacob Diffenderfer, Frederick Hoffman, [John] Ream, Michael Seitz, John Denlinger, Tobias Miller, Henry Coughenour, Abraham Hoefgen.
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Signers of petition: George Getz, Henry Mayer, Jacob Mauk, Jacob Sener, Frederick Hoffman, Jacob Brubaker, Benjamin Bear, Emanuel Wertz, John Ream, John Kauffman, William K. Martin, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: Jacob Brubaker, John H. L. Landis, John Ream, [H. Kauffman], William Myer, David Ringwalt, Michael Seitz, John Dunkel, Frederick Hoffman, Abraham Widler [signature in German], George Brown.
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