Signers of petition: Joel L. Lightner, John F. Lefever, Samuel Leaman, Henry Layman, Abraham S. Landis, Peter Diffenbaugh, Emanuel Landis, D. Stamm, George Leaman, Levi Landis, Benjamin R. Landis, William Carrolis.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: John Hipple, Samuel Lockard, Jacob Gelmacher, John Forrey, John F. Meads, George Moore, George Shickley, Michael B. Hougendobler, James Moore, [Iden] Brown, [unknown signature], Peter Divet, Edward Givens.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Lately owned by William Dietrich, kept by Augustus Myers.
Located on the west end of Witmer's Bridge, on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: Andrew Dunlap, Isaac B. Burrowes, Abraham Lehman, Henry White, Henry Markley, Augustus Myers, William Dietrich, Joseph Gerber, Joseph G. Ressler, Hugh McIntyre, David McFalls, John [Delett].
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Daniel Groff, Levi Sheaffer, George Mentzer, Amos Diller, John Mentzer, William Sprecher, Christian Ellwerth, Philip Sheaffer, Cyrus Mentzer, Christian Musselman, Isaac Sprecher, John Murr, John Musselman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Hugh McIntyer, William Dietrich, Joseph Gerber, Gorge Faust, Andrew Dunlap, Isaac B. Breneman, David McFalls, John Debelt, Samuel Ranck, Charles Nauman, Jonas [Crumwell], C. Nauman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: William Dietrich, Hugh McIntyre, Abraham E. Lehman, Abraham F. Garber, Casper Nauman, Frederick Roeting, James Brady, James C. Dunlap, Charles H. Roeting, Charles Nauman, Samuel Ranck, Andrew Dunlap.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from the Blue Ball to Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Lewis L. Custer, William Sprecher, Daniel Hoover, Joseph Hoover, John Hoover, A. L. Custer, Isaac Smoker, Samuel Bachman, [signature in German], Samuel Stoltzfus, John Petersheim, John Stoltzfus.
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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.
