Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Stenographic notes taken in naturalization proceedings, showing court term; petition number; names of petitioner, judge, and attorneys; nature of testimony; place of birth; official signatures; and date filed.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
This set of government records was transferred back to the Lancaster County Archives. Please contact the Lancaster County Archives for this collection.
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Summary
Petitions filed for admission to citizenship. Documents may contain petition number, date, name, nationality, declaration of intention, oath of allegiance, affidavits of witnesses, date admitted in court, and official signatures. Twentieth century petitions may include notes of testimony.
Photograph of John H. Peifer Jr., Mary Vyner, and Joan K. Weidman
Description
John H. Peifer Jr., center, honored as a founder of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra looks over a program from the orchestra's first concert with Mary Vyner, left, widow of Louis Vyner, founder-conductor of the orchestra, and Joan K. Weidman, daugher of the late Frederic Klein, another founder.
Provenance
Gift of the Penn Square Music Conservatory and the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra.
