Lithograph of 8 Democratic Presidents. Head shots. Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison Franklin Pierce Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore John Tyler James Polk James Buchanan Written in pencil in top right corner: '$2'
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.
Harrison & Tyler 1840 presidential campaign ribbon, white silk with woven designs and edging. "Philadelphia City Delegation/ Perseverence/ Harrison & Tyler/ Lancaster/ Convention/ September 18, 1840" is printed in black on the ribbon. In the center is an oval picture of a man in a military coat with a hight collar.
