Located on the road from Lancaster to Marietta, at the village of Hempfield.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Christian Stenge, John Swar, Henry Bear Jr., Jacob Kauffman Jr., John Johns, Christian Shenk, Jacob Kauffman Sr., Henry Bear Sr., John Kauffman, George Caruthers, Benjamin Bear Jr., John Leman, Jacob Neff, John Thinch, Benjamin Bear, George Brown, Jacob Bletz and 1 other.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.