Signers of Petition: Francis Bradley, Thomas Webb, Samuel Brooks, [signature in German], Martin Smith, John Arms, John Felix, J. M. Strickler, Samuel F. Eberlein, Samuel D. Young, John H. Brooks, [H. M. North], Peter Haldeman.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Parker, C. P. Huber, E. J. Sneeder, James Denham, Jacob Kauffman, Jacob Fordney, John B. Brubaker, Simon Minnick, John Hernly, [signature in German], John Landis, [signature in German], Henry Imhoff, Robert Beard, Sebastian Smith.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Parker, C. P. Huber, John Bostick, Henry Imhoff, Jacob Hershey, Robert Beam Jr., John Leib Jr., John Lutz, Peter Schwar, Peter Bell, John Johns, Christian H. Levering, Andrew Bear, John Swar, [signature in German], John Shauer, [signature in German], John Kauffman, Christian Kauffman, John Kauffman, Henry M. Reigart.
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Signers of Petition: John Stauffer, Samuel Parker, Andrew Bear, Henry M. Reigart, John Johns, Jacob Workman, Isaac Kauffman, Daniel Hoffman, John Kauffman, Christian Henry Levering, Jacob Myers, C. P. Huber, [signature in German], Henry Imhoff, Christian Stoner, [signature in German], John Bostick, David Culbertson, Emanuel Shober, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Lutz.
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Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
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Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Parker, J. B. Brubaker, Daniel Hoffman, Tobias Miller, John Schauer, H. Kauffman, David Spickler, Jacob Fordney, David Gottshall, John Brubaker, Benjamin Workman, Jacob Myers, Joseph Gilbert, Andrew Kauffman, William Parker, John Hoffman, Henry Imhoff, J. H. Kurtz, John Stauffer, Jacob Hershey.
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