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.
Signers of petition: H. G. Minich, John F. Smith, Christian Hershey, Samuel Hollingsworth, J. H. Sullivan, C. P. Fisher, Samuel C. Swartz, John A. Hook, Peter Saylor, William Mathiot, Amos S. Green, Hiram S. Bowen, George Young Jr., R. T. Ryon.
Bond: Peter Saylor, Christian Hershey.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Signers of petition: John G. Brenner, John Seachrist, John Davis, C. B. Moyer, Amos S. Bowers, John Kready, David Ringwalt, John K. Davis, John M. Amand, John K. Landis, John G. Brown, Jacob Mauk, Christian Hoffer.
Bond: Peter Dommy, Frederick Hoffman.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
