One hardbound volume that contains records of petitions for citizenship of 19 immigrants. Each entry tells where the petitioner formerly resided, current residence, where and when he entered the United States, when he came to Lancaster County, and who supported him in the petition. Handwritten.
In this same volume is the Appearance Docket for the Court of Common Pleas Nov. Term 1779 - May Term 1789. This is a duplicate of the Appearance Docket found in RG 01-00 2303-125.
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A photocopy of the petitions for citizenship is found in the Information File under Naturalization Court.
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Located on the turnpike road leading from Lancaster to Marietta.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Bringoff, Henry Kauffman, Christian Bonham, John [Stipge], John Davis, Jacob Eshleman, George Haythorn, Abraham Killian, Jacob Lutz, George Wise, Lewis Mouse, Levi Hart, Abraham Weidler.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Marietta turnpike road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, E. S. Howard, Godlieb Lively, Frederick Hoffman, Daniel Brenner, George Brown, John Davis, John Seachrist, Joseph Harnish, William Myers, Michael Seitz, Abraham Hoefgen.
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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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Signers of Petition: John Hernly, Henry S. Shenck, Henry Imhoff, Samuel Snyder, Benjamin H. Kauffman, John Minnich, J. B. Brubaker, Martin Schwar, Peter Swar Jr., Martin Gross, John Landis, Andrew Holtsworth, John Miller, Jacob Kauffman, John Swar.
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Signers of Petition: J. B. Brubaker, James Hollinger, H. B. Bear, Peter Swar Jr., George Gross Jr., J. H. Kurtz, John Minnich, Simon Minnich, Francis [Delbo], Jacob [Gabel], [signature in German], Simon Minnich Jr., John Groff, Samuel Parker.
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Located on the Lancaster and Harrisburg turnpike, 4 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Martin Stauffer Jr., Benjamin Pickel, Henry Bear, John Getz, Christian Heistand, Andrew Miller, Christian Swar, Charles [ ], Martin Schwar, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Swar, Christian Hoffman, Henry Hoffman, Lewis Culbertson, Jacob Hershey, David Dunkel.
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Signers of Petition: John Denlinger Sr., Michael Seitz, Abraham Long, John Homly, John Landis, John Hoffman, John Getz, Christian Landis, John Kauffman, [signature in German], Jacob Hershey, George Brown, George Weiler, David Gochnauer, Christian Brown, George Getz, Jacob Johnson.
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Located on the road leading from New Holland to Columbia.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Mussleman, William Myers, John Getz, George Getz, Samuel Parker, Jacob [Cringoff], Robert Sprout, Christian Baker, Mathias Dillinger, David Brubacher, Henry Coughenour, Jacob H. Gamber, Godlieb Koerper, Jacob [Shirick], John Minich.
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