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.
Signers of petition: Jacob Fetter, Jacob Becker, Joseph Wenger, H. K. Haller, Frederick Mast, Christian Stauffer, Mathias K. Hartz, Henry Muckel, William Curly, Henry F. Gittleman, J. K. Hartz, C. K. Bixler.
Signers of petition: R. K. Schnader, John K. Kiehl, Mathias K. [Hevitz], D. K. Kiehl, Abraham Coleman, Amos [Cline], Samuel Martin, Jacob Schneder, John [Poke], Henry F. Gittelman, Clement K. Bixler, William B. Schnader, Christian Flickinger, Michael Light.
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Signers of petition: John Felix, J. W. Cottrell, Jonas Rumple, H. H. Fry, F. Pfahler, Lewis Frederick, Samuel Read, Robert Hamilton, Michael Conely, J. J. McTague, John Cassel, Charles Miner Atkins, John Arms.
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Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property; volume and page number of recording in Mechanics' Liens Docket; and date filed.
Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property; volume and page number of recording in Mechanics' Liens Docket; and date filed.
Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property; volume and page number of recording in Mechanics' Liens Docket; and date filed.
Located in Bainbridge, Donegal Twp. at the bank of Susquehanna River.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: George P. Freyer, Daniel Sanders, Jacob Kauffman, Jacob Girch, Henry Breneman, Andrew Bademan, [name in German], [name in German], John Redsecker, Samuel McKinney, Ephraim Campbell.
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Signers of Petition: Robert Carney, William Ward, [unknown signature], Theophilus Carter, John Hertzler Jr., Andrew Bateman, [name in German], [name in German].
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Signers of petition to transfer license of an eating house: John B. Bachman, Henry S. Hershey, William Gemmill, Uriah Sourbeer, Henry Cloud, Peter Haldeman, H. Fahler, J. S. Snyder, T. R. Supplee, David S. Graeff, B. R. Mayer, John L. Long, B. F. Haldeman.
Transfer granted.
April term.
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Signers of petition: Lewis R. Hibshman, Samuel M. Schaeffer, William [Fausset], B. Breitigam, A. Breitigam, O. Caldwell, Ephraim Eby, William Peter, Israel [Harman], A. G. Herr, Isaac Bricker, John Zartman.
3 items, 3 pieces
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