Photograph- Farmhouse built around the Postlehwaite inn.
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The first Lancaster County Court was held at John Postlethwaite's Inn on August 5, 1729. This farmhouse on Long Lane in Conestoga Township incorporates within its structure the original Postlethwaite Inn. The house has been in the possession of the Fehl family for several generations. 1 extra print
Signers of petition: Adam Kindig, Michael Hess, Tobias Stehman, Abraham Haverstick, David Haverstick, Jacob Hersh, Frederick Sourbeer, Henry Frank, John Shenk, George Kreider, Christian Barr, David Meyer, Jacob Burkholder, Benjamin Snavely, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: Jonathan Stouffer, John Mylin Jr., Rudolph Herr, John Brenneman, Samuel Charles, Henry Charles, Henry Rush, Abraham Mylin, Hanry Haidelbaugh, [signature in German], Rudolph erb, Jacob Grafft, Emanuel Geider, Samuel Stouffer.
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Signers of petition: Christian Shenk, Benjamin Urban, Benjamin Good, John Armstrong, John Harnish, John Kendig, Philip Harman, Henry H. Gall, Samuel Gall, Daniel Charles, Samuel S. Welsh, Christian Warfel, John Gardner, Benjamin Shenk.
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Snavely, John Zercher, Abraham Haverstick, Moses Hess, David Hess, David Meyer, John Mecartney, Jacob Burkholder, Christian Barr, John Charles, Christian R. Herr, Adam Herr, Samuel Myer.
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Located on the banks of the Susquehanna River, about 1 and 1/4 mile below Safe Harbor.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: Adam Kindig, [S. S. Welsh]. George Kline, Frederick Sourbeer, Reuben Sourbeer, Samuel Harnish, John Armstrong, John Kendig, H. Mehaffy, John Good, Martin Good, Henry [Flinchbaugh], John Gardner, David Hess Jr., John Kendig, Benjamin Urban.
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Signers of petition: John Charles, [signature in German], John Shenk, Tobias Stehman, David Meyers, Jacob Hersh, John Bachman Jr., Christian Barr, John Bachman Sr. Henry Corley, Andrew Mehaffey, Abraham Barr, Henry Frank.
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Located at Lock No. 4, on the Conestoga Navigation, on the road leading from Strasburg to Columbia.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Benjamin Charles, Benjamin Charles Jr., Henry Leyman, Martin Lighty, Joseph Hess, David Hess, Edward Calwell, Michael Harnish, Abram Kindig, John Warfel, Samuel [Myer], Rudolph Myer.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Charles, Benjamin Hess, John Barr, Andrew Mehaffey, Daniel Fulton, David Martin, [signature in German], Henry Charles, [signature in German], [signature in German], Daniel Ritz, [signature in German], Christian Yordy.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Charles, Henry Rush, Samuel Stauffer, Rudolph Erb, Frederick Rehm, Jacob Grafft, John Breneman, John [Harschock], Emanuel [Yeider], John [Yeider], Hanry Heidalbaugh, John Mylin, Daniel Fulton, Abraham Barr.
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Lately occupied by Daniel Gontner and Henry Shenk.
Located on the Susquehanna River.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: H. Mehaffy, Daniel Charles, Frederick Sourbeer, John Kendig, Philip Sourbeer, Jacob Hess, John Reid, George kline, Henry H. Gall, Martin Carman, Samuel Gall, John Daily, Benjamin Urban, John Heiney.
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Signers of petition: Henry Bear, John Charles Jr., Jacob Burkholder, Christian Kreider, George Kreider, Christian Kindig, John Martin, John Mecartney, John Charles, Benjamin Snavely, Christian R. Herr, David Hess, Christian Barr, Martin Light, David Meyer, Tobias Stehman, Martin Herr.
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Located between Safe Harbor and Shenk's, on the river.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: Henry Flinchbaugh, John Martin, Samuel Harnish, John Armstrong, Martin Good, Benjamin Good, Christian A. Miller, H. Mehaffy, F. Sourbeer, James Pennypacker, Benjamin Urban, John Kendig, Samuel S. Welsh.
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Signers of petition: John Bachman Jr., David Meyer, Benjamin Hess, John Harnish, Jacob Harsh, Daniel Fulton, Abraham Barr, Tobias Stehman, John Charles, John Bachman Sr., Samuel Myer, Isaac Heiney, Christian Good.
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Signers of petition: Martin Light, Adam [Foehtz], John Spear, Jacob Breneman, Tobias Stehman, Jacob Fehl, John Warfel, John B. Mylin, Christian Shenk, Henry Leaman, Jacob Kauffman, Samuel Light, Christian B. Mylin.
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