Commemorative badge for Postlethwaite's Tavern, "Postlethwaite's 1729"
1.25-inch diameter button featuring a stucture: "Postlethwaite's 1729." Decorative gold-colored metal frame clamped onto center button.Made by Mason Costume Co., Lancaster, PA
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. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Located on the road leading from Hubers Mill to Marietta.
Lately occupied by M. Sechrist.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: David Myers, John Mellhorn, John Johns, [signature in German], Samuel S. Grosh, Benjamin Cunningham, Daniel Grosh, [signature in German], Phillip Diffenderfer, Martin Singer, John Schauer, John Young, Jacob Kinch.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Kaufman, William Gardner, Thomas Rogers, J. Roberts, Christian Binkley, [Andrew I.] Kauffman, Abraham Kauffman, Christian Mayers, Jacob Kise, Jacob Lindeman, [signature in German], John Oberdorff, Joseph S. Wallace, John Herr, John Kauffman, James Mendenhall, [W.] Behr, Abraham Charles, Benjamin Green, Joseph Wright, John Mann, George Hambright, Daniel Carpenter, Nathaniel Lightner, Benjamin Ober, Andrew B. Kauffman, John Neff.
1 Item, 2 Pieces
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Located near the Pequea Creek on the Newport Road.
Lately occupied by Doctor Bigelow.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], John Brison, Jacob [Hess], Edward Kelly, George Wike, [signature in German], [signature in German], John J. Ressler.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Manheim.
Formerly occupied by Mr. Franck.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: David Mayer, Jacob Myer Jr., John Kauffman, Christian Brubaker, [signature in German], [signature in German], W. B. Ross, Joseph Hartman, Adam Guiesinger, George Guiesinger, Isaac Ringwalt, John Graff, Matthias Brooke, John Witmer, David Rohrer, Emanuel Gibble, David Stamm, Abraham Landis, Jacob Rathfon, Philip Mosher, George Biegler, Christian Stoner.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: John Summy, Christian Metz, Samuel McKinney, David Rinehart, J. [Ferris], Jacob Graybill, Joshua Ring, [signature in German], Samuel Huston, John Heckrotte, Samuel Ensminger, John Bartruff.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Lately owned by Mr. Ober and Mr. Kline and lately occupied by Michael Burkholder.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Charles Montelius, Adam Diller, [signature in German], John Weahler, [unknown signature], [signature in German], Philip [Texter], John Conrad, Peter Ruth, Benjamin Ober, John Mathiot, E. Schaeffer, John Landis, Henry Hibshman, Daniel Shissler, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], William Fisher, [signature in German].
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located about 1 mile from Lancaster on the Marietta Turnpike.
Formerly owned by Mr. Passmore.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Passmore, Leonard Eichholtz, Levi Rogers, Henry Pinkerton, John Light, Nathaniel Lightner, Jacob Graeff, C. Hagen, Mathew McKelly, William C. Frazer, Phillip Messenkop, John Miller.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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