Lathe-turned wooden tar bucket with fitted lid and remnants of leather straps. Cylindrical vessel has slight taper inward toward middle. Decorated with two double score marks below center. Above center are shoulders jutting outward with vertical holes through which straps of leather handle pass. Handle also passes through lid of conforming shape, although one strap broken off at shoulder while the other is broken off 3 inches above shoulder.Center hole in lid apparently accepted a now-missing stick used to apply tar to wheels. Broken-off 5-inch length of leather strap rests inside. Tar residue in bucket.
Lancaster County or region.
Provenance
Donor believes bucket descended from family members to his parents who displayed it on their mantle. Donor inherited it from parents.
Located on the Blue Ball and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Aaron L. Custer, John Sheaffer, Samuel Stoltzfus, Abraham Groff, William Sprecher, John Petersheime, Isaac Sprecher, Henry Rutter, Lewis Custer, John Myers, Samuel Bachman, [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: John Herbst, Jesse Harting, John Wickel, Isaiah [Marty], Isaac Winters, David Waid, William Cooper, Peter Reidenbach, Simon N. Klause, D. Deshong, Jacob Breneis, Samuel [Steffe].
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Fordney, John B. Brubaker, John Steman, John Minnich, Jacob Acker, Michael Gochnauer, David Gochnauer, [signature in German], George Shreiner, Peter L. Grosh, Simon Minnich, Simon Minnich Jr.
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Located on the Columbia turnpike, formerly Hornberger's tavern.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Mayer, William Myers, John Davis, Frederick Hoffman, George Brown, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, Jacob Baer, [H. B. Bear], Jacob Hiestand, Christian Riddle, David Brubaker.
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Signers of Petition: William Myers, Frederick Hoffman, George Brown, H. B. Bear, John Eshleman, Michael Seitz, John H. L. Landis, Christian Kauffman, Jacob Hershey, Edward L. Howard, Christian Riddle, Ezekiel Williams, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, Henry Baer.
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Signers of Petition: John Davis, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, William Myers, Christian Kauffman, Michael Snavely, [signature in German], Christian Brown, Jacob Bringoff, Martin Schwar, Michael Seitz, [signature in German], Jacob Kauffman.
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Signers of Petition: William Myers, John Davis, Benjamin Bear, John Getz, Michael Seitz, Abraham Weidler, Jacob Mayer, John Newcomer, H. B. Bear, David Brubaker, John Bower, Jacob Baer.
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Located on the Lancaster and Marietta turnpike roade, five miles from Lancaster
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Snyder, Emanuel Shober, David Dunkel, John Miller, Henry Hoffman, Abraham Long, Christian Baker, Jacob Schwar, Benjamin Pickel, John Kendig, Tobias Kauffman, George Hawthorn, Lewis Mouse.
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Located four miles from Lancaster, on the turnpike leading from Lancaster to Columbia.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Michael Sneath, Henry Baker, Benjamin Witmer, John Imhoff, Jacob Minnick, Abraham Bower, John Miller, Samuel Kauffman, Jacob Sehner, Henry K. Harnish, Anthony [Hibrank], Benjamin Eberley.
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