Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Signers of Petition: Christian Hess, James Buyers, John M. Buyers, John Rutter, Samuel Metzler, John Umble, Rees C. Himes, John Clark, Adam Hoar, S. Handforde, James H. Houston, Samuel Houston, Samuel A. Houston, Arthur Linvill, Maxwell Kennedy.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Signers of Petition: Robert Wilson, Benjamin Hutton, [S. Handford], J. G. Henderson, Robert Pennington, John McFadden, [Heaton] Pennington, Samuel Houston, Thomas Henderson, James H. Houston, Samuel Brinton, Jacob Zug.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: [George Leaman], John D. Wilson, David Dague, John [Miers], Christian Oberholser, Jacob Mast, Henry Coffroth, John Kurtz, Abraham Kurtz, [signature in German], John Eby, George Worst, Isaac Kurtz, Henry Skiles, Henry Lambert, Isaac Diller, Christian Wanner, Brisban McCurdy, [Adam] McCurdy.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Enoch Passmore, Jacob Zug, Benjamin [Shroy], Benjamin F. Houston, James H. Houston, Samuel Duffield, William Henderson, A. Lightner Henderson, Samuel Houston, William McKown, Robert Wilson, Davis Clemson, Daniel Plank.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the railroad a short distance west of the Gap.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Umble, Maxwell Kennedy, John McFadden, Amos Slaymaker, Adam Hoar, Enoch Passmore, Christian Hershey, Christian Hess, Elias Baker, A. Lightner Henderson, Thomas McIlvaine, Rees C. Himes.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: John M. Buyers, James A. Buyers, Jonathan Borth, S. Handford, J. C. Henderson, Samuel Brinton, Jacob Zug, Samuel Houston, Thomas Henderson, James H. Houston, James H. Slaymaker, Maxwell Kennedy.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Mast, James Clemson, Davis Clemson, James Hunter, Mentor Perdue, Morris Dickinson, [signature in German], John Fulton, Jacob Reeser, Joseph Dickinson, Moses Whitson, Reuben Haines, Andrew [Laurence], William McKown, L. Handforde.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: James Clemson, James A. Buyers, Christian Hershey, Peter Eby Jr., John Burkholder, Elias Baker, Christian Hess, William Kinzer, Jonathan [Huber], Davis Clemson, George Armstrong, John [Umber], Maxwell Kennedy.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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