Name of tavern: Union Hotel formerly known as the Springarden Hotel.
Signers of petition: Huffnagle, George; Kuhns, John; Muhlenberg, H. E.; Pyle, F. B.; Miller, Ernest; Whte, H. M.; Bertz, Jacob; Strosbauch, Christian; Cox, Josiah; Hill, Peter; Gemperling, Frederick; Oster, William.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
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Bond: Barbara Herzog, Jacob Herzog, Bernard Herzog
Signers of petition: Frederick Gemperling, F. B. Pyle, George Huffnagle, Joseph Mcguire, Josiah Cox, William [Marrett], Christian [Drollsbch], Ernest Miller, F. S. Albright, H. M. White, Jacob Bertz, P. G. Greider, H. Blickenderfer.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.