Located in the Southwest Ward on South Queen Street
April term.
Signers of petition: Joseph Like, William Buchanan, John Kreckel, Christian Stroble, [signature in German], Abraham Miller, William Mohn, John Steigerwalt, Henry A. Gable, Jacob Bowers, George [Eichelberger], Jacob Greiner.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Amos K. Bowers, [James] Eager, David Bauman, John Steigerwalt Jr., Christian Stroble, Joseph Wolf, Henry Sheaff, Samuel W. Rowe, Abram Miller, John Smith, James Crawford, Archable Trimble.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Located in the South West Ward, on South Queen Street.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Stroble, Charles Edwards, [signature in German], Henry A. Gable, Jacob Bowers, Jacob Greiner, John Weidmen, George Eichelberg], Abraham Miller, Thomas Silvius, John Steigerwalt, D. B. Bartholomew.
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Signers of petition: Amos R. Bowers, John Steigerwalt Jr., Joseph Like, John Hughes, David Bowman, Christian Stroble, James Ager, Joseph Wolf, John Steigerwalt Sr., Charles F. Voigt, Henry Sheaft, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: Isaac Hubley, E. W. Carpenter, David [Lebkicher], W. Whiteside, A. Steward, John Steigerwalt, Christian Stroble, Robert Powers, Martin Harnish, [signature in German], Jacob Greiner, Thomas Silvius.
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Signatures on petition: Amos R. Bowers, Henry Sheaff, Christian Stroble, John [Hughes], John Mattern, John Steigerwalt Jr., Alexander Kauffman, James Ager, [unknown signature], Philip Greybill, John Steigerwalt, James Crawford.
3 items, 3 pieces
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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.
