Signers of Petition: George Nagel, Andrew Tryer, Paul Dewees, Jacob Sherer, Philip Heitshu, James Humes, Samuel Humes, David Brady, Wilhelm, Jacob Dickert, George Miller, William Dickson, David R. Barton, Dan Reigart, Hugh Wilson, John Neff, Jacob Krug, Samuel Slaymaker, Philip Messenkop, Samuel Carpenter, and three others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Recognizance, assault and battery on Patrick McClosky, Nancy McClosky.
Additional names: Rose Campbell alias Rose Wilson, Lydia McClure, Peggy Dunlap, Nancy Wyly, Rebecca Scott, Patrick McGivern, William Kee, Marjory McMullan.
2 items, 2 pieces
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.
