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Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F059 I007
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
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.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1902
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Homsher, John G.
Waidley, N. W.
Winters, John
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Strasburg
Place
Strasburg
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F059 I007
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Additional names: N. W. Waidley and John G. Homsher.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F066
Date Range
1889
Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Description
Coroners' Inquests are inquests conducted by six men, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, into the cause of a person's death. Inquests include: municipality; name of coroner; signatures of the six jurors; name of decedent; date of inquest; reason for death; name of coroner's physician, and names of witnesses to the inquest. Handwritten on printed form.
System of Arrangement
Arranged numerically by inquest number.
Date Range
1889
Date of Accumulation
January 1889 - December 1889
Year
1889
Creator
Coroner
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Fry, Henry
Homsher, John G.
Rineer, Jefferson
Williams, Jackson
Herr, Amos C.
Winters, John
Williams, George W.
Hersh, Samuel W.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Coroners' Inquests
Coroners
Jurors
Physicians
Place
Strasburg
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F066
Box Number
001
Associated Material
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Additional Notes
Cause of death: by suicide, by hanging himself in his garret in Strasburg.
Deputy Coroner: Homsher, John G.
Coroner's Physician: none.
Jurors: Rineer, Jefferson; Williams, Jackson; Herr, Amos C.; Winters, John; Williams, George W.; Hersh, Samuel W.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
183.000
Classification
RG 13-00 0102
Description Level
Item
Less detail