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. 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. 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.
Cosey, James. Indicted for Assault and Battery on William Butler; James Parker indicted with him. Benjamin Galloway and James Brown, payment for attending Mayors Court .
Davis, Samuel. Payment for attending 1 day, December Sessions, Mayors Court .
James Cosey and James Parker, indicted for assault and battery on William Butler.
Dougherty, Charles. Payment for attending 3 days, September Session, Mayors Court James Wilson and Mary Wilson, indicted for keeping a tipling house, evicted from house.
Galloway, Benjamin. Payment for attending 1 day, December Sessions, Mayors Court. James Cosey and James Parker, indicted for assault and battery on William Butler.
Garretson, Judith. Payment for attending September Sessions, Mayors Court, 3 days. Defendants James Wilson and Mary Wilson, indicted for keeping a tipling house, evicted from house.
Mayberry, Jeremiah. Payment for attending 1 day, December Sessions, Mayors Court. James Cosey and James Parker, indicted for assault and battery on William Butler.
McDonald, Ann. Commonwealth vs. Ann McDonald Indicted for assault and battery on Mary Wilson. Defendant convicted. Parker, James. Indicted for assault and battery on William Butler, December Sessions. James Cosey indicted with him. Benjamin Galloway and James Brown, payment for attending Mayors Court.
Wilson, James. Indictment for keeping a tipling house. Mary Wilson also indicted Defendants evicted.
Wilson, Mary. Payment for attending Mayors Court, 1 day- September Sessions, 1 day- December Sessions
Wilson, Mary. Indictment for keeping a tipling house. James Wilson also indicted. Defendants evicted.
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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.
