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.
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.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to McCalls Ferry and the junction leading from Tide to Columbia.
Formerly occupied by Joseph Streeper.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Benjamin Davis, Job Reynolds, Charles Meredith, Thomas G. Laird, Joseph Clark, James [Nies], Jacob Clayman, David [Streeper], William C. Boyd, John R. Barclay, John Dunkle, Samuel Broom, James M. Morrison, Robert Barclay, John Hess.
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Signers of Petition: Thomas Neel, Hugh Mehaffy, James Lebezius, James Neel, George Dunkle, James Ankrim, Joseph Wentz, Samuel Hochley, James K. Menough, Robert King Jr.
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Located at the intersection of the road from McCalls Ferry and the road from Peach Bottom to Lancaster.
Formerly kept by John McCardel.
Petition granted.
April twp.
Signers of Petition: John R. Barclay, Robert Williams, John Wallace, George Bellamey, Abner Brosius, James Kelly, James Brown, Joseph Wentz, Hugh Long, William Ambler, Jesse Shoemaker, John Dunkle, George Culley, Robert Barclay, John Cramer, John N. Brubacher.
1 item, 1 piece
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