Located on the corner of North Queen and Chestnut Streets, North East Ward.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Weidler, Benjamin M. Folk, Richard Nelson, William Gable, J. Kurtz, J. Gormley, C. Carmany, [unknown signature], W. Frick, Jacob Bear, Conrad Miller, [signature apart of damaged document], John Bear, John F. [Shroder], Charles S. Frick, Simon Young, D. Miller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Charles F. Stone, P. M. Burns, James Gormley, William B. Fordney, P. J. O'Roark, W. Gable, T. C. Wiley, G. Royers, F. H. Carpenter, Jacob Bear, Charles S. Frick, Jacob McCulley, Samuel [Rupley].
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Located on the Front Street opposite the Canal Basin.
Recently occupied by Matthew McGrann.
January term.
Signers of petition: Reuben Mullison, John Cassel, J. Haughey, Paul Hamilton, Gideon Breneman, John Given, Thomas Collins, G. W. Hinkle, George C. Franciscus, James H. Hunter, J. Black Jr., George Wolf, Robert Hamilton, John A. Hook.
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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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
