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.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, Robert Moderwill, C. A. Bitner, Samuel McComsey, Hiram Kendig, John A. Tryer, George Metzger, Philip Pyle, B. Mishler, Jacob [Kuhn], [J. Bitner], Frederick Lutz.
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Signers of Petition: John Johns, Philip Brehm, Henry Steman, Philip Hottenstein, George Lenhert, David Culberton, Robert Beard Jr., John Swar, [signature in German], John Stauffer, John Bostick, [signature in German], Jacob Fordney, Jacob Cassler, Jacob Hershey, Henry Imhoff, Andrew Hattsworth, [John Groff].
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, Christian Myers, John Vonal, Henry E. Heinitsh, William Smith, J. Kaufman, John Huber, Christian Steman, John Ehler, Abraham Hoefgen, Jacob Hershey, Robert Bear Jr., John Michael Jr., Christian Strenge, John Eberman Sr., John Bachman.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Myers, Henry C. Wentz, Robert Moderwell, George Metzger, H. Blickenderfer, Charles Haufler, Andrew Balmer, J. C. Bitner, Samuel McComsey, Hiram Kendig, George McDonald, George Dietrich.
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Signers of Petition: Frederick Hoffman, John Heistand Jr., J. B. Brubaker, [signature in German], Andrew Kauffman, John Bostick, John Harnly, Bartone Nagle, John Lutz, Henry Imhoff, John Eshleman, John Schauer, Janes Denham, George Gamber.
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This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners.
Payments to witnesses. [This large item has been divided into two main parts: witnesses in diverse cases and witnesses in the John Lechler murder trial.]
WITNESSES IN DIVERSE CASES
[All are "Commonwealth v." ]
January 1816 Session, Court of Oyer and Terminer
Merrill, [illegible]. Counterfieting.
Ogilby, Joseph. Witness.
November 1817 Session, Court of Oyer and Terminer.