LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F003 I001
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
1820
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Wall
Side 4
People
Hamilton, John
McCarty, Isaiah
Miller, Tobias
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Leacock Twp.
Place
Leacock Twp.
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F003 I001
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Additional names: Tobias Miller and John Hamilton.
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
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1862 F23 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0029
People
Hamilton, John
Fondersmith, John
Gibbs, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1862 F23 I02
Box Number
029
Additional Notes
Located in Northeast Ward.
Known as Wagon Hotel.
Bond: John Fondersmith, Abraham Gibbs.
Signers of petition: John Fondersmith, Archibald Warren, Amos Bowman, John Dinkelberg, Henry Hersh, Jay Cadwell, Philip Ginder, Abraham Gibbs, John Schleich, S. W. P. Boyd, William Hensel, Amos S. Henderson.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1867 F57 I01
Date Range
1867
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1867
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0037
People
Kasser, Victor
Hamilton, John
Gaeppy, Felax
Yecker, Blasin
Search Terms
Liquor License
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1867 F57 I01
Box Number
037
Additional Notes
Transfer of license granted to Hamilton, John.
Bond: Gaeppy, Felex; Yecker, Blasin.
15 signatures in support of petition.
Granted.
April term.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1864 F22 I23
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0032
People
Fondersmith, John
Hamilton, John
Gibbs, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1864 F22 I23
Box Number
032
Additional Notes
Bond: Hamilton, John; Gibbs, Abraham.
Liquor store petition.
Receipt to sell liquor.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1864 F23 I09
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0032
People
Hamilton, John
Fondersmith, John
Gibbs, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1864 F23 I09
Box Number
032
Additional Notes
Known as Wagon Hotel.
Bond: Fondersmith, John; Gibbs, Abraham.
12 signatures in support of petition.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1849 F18 I20
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0018
People
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1849 F18 I20
Box Number
018
Additional Notes
Sign of the Waggon & Horses.
North East Ward.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Fondersmith, E. M. Kline, [ ] Breneman, Jacob Zecher, Christian Widmyer, D. B. Vondersmith, R. McClure, C. Kline, David [King], Whiteman Benner, Reuben S. Rohrer, J. Smith.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1858 F21 I11
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0025
People
Fondersmith, John
Hamilton, John
Wisner, Jonah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1858 F21 I11
Box Number
025
Additional Notes
Located in the Northeast Ward.
Bond: John Hamilton, Jonah Wisner.
Receipt.
Petition.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1858 F21 I15
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0025
People
Hamilton, John
Fondersmith, John
Wisner, Jonah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1858 F21 I15
Box Number
025
Additional Notes
Bond: John Fondersmith, Jonah Wisner.
Receipt.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1853 F19 I10
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1853 F19 I10
Box Number
020
Additional Notes
Known by the sign Pittsburg Wagon.
Located in the Northeast Ward on East King Street.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Ehler, John Shroder, G. W. Zahn, G. L. Zahm, H. Baumgardner, C. Kline, R. McClure, John Fondersmith, John Swartz, Jonah Wisner, John K. Reed, J. Bowman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1863 F20 I33
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0031
People
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1863 F20 I33
Box Number
031
Additional Notes
Name of tavern: Sign of the Wagon.
Signers of petition: Henderson, Amos S.; Reed, John K.; Fondersmith, John; Swope, Zuriel; Gibbs, Abraham; Ginder, Philip; Sides, Amos; Warren, Archibald; McCort, Daniel; Boyd, S. W. P.; Baker, Philip S.; King, George P.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1857 F22 I10
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0023
People
Fondersmith, John
Hamilton, John
Wisner, Jonah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1857 F22 I10
Box Number
023
Additional Notes
Bond: John Hamilton, Jonah Wisner.
Receipt.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1857 F22 I12
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0023
People
Hamilton, John
Fondersmith, John
Wisner, Jonah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1857 F22 I12
Box Number
023
Additional Notes
Located in the North East Ward.
Known as the Traveller's Inn.
Bond: John Fondersmith, Jonah Wisner.
Receipt.
Signers of petition: James C. Carpenter, Amos S. Henderson, John K. Reed, David Shultz, W. S. Peifer, B. Champneys Jr., Philip S. Baker, John Fondersmith, H. C. Locher, Henry Hersh, John Metzger, James Smith.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F20 I48
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1854 F20 I48
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
Located in the North East Ward.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Wise, J. M. Northauffer, J. Huber, C. Kline, Philip S. Baker, George Kleiss, R. McClure, John Fondersmith, James C. [Carpenter], Jacob [Larcord] Jonah Wisner, John K. Reed.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1865 F21 I23
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0034
People
Fondersmith, John
Hamilton, John
Gibbs, Abraham
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1865 F21 I23
Box Number
034
Additional Notes
Bond: Hamilton, John; Gibbs, Abraham.
Store petition.
Receipt to sell liquor.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1865 F22 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0034
People
Hamilton, John
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1865 F22 I02
Box Number
034
Additional Notes
Known as Wagners Hotel
12 signatures in support of petition.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1836 F009
Date Range
1836/04
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1836/04
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hamilton, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: passing counterfeit money
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1836 F009
Additional Notes
Passing counterfeit money
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
7.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
APR 1836 F002 QS
Date Range
1836/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1836/04
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bosley, Benjamin
Boyd, Robert
Brown, James
Burns, John
Conner, Samuel
Dill, Leonard
Elliott, Jonathan
Glassly, Lewis
Greene, James
Hamilton, John
Hilbreck, William
Holt, Abner
Howard, James
Keyser, William
King, John
Like, Jacob
McDowell, Evan
Morrison, Samuel
Parker, Nathaniel
Pyle, William
Salter, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1836 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1836 F007 QS
Date Range
1836/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1836/04
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hamilton, John
Parker, Nathaniel
Elliott, Jonathan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: passing counterfeit money
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1836 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Nathaniel Parker, Jonathan Elliott.
Passing counterfeiting notes.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1836 F002 QS
Date Range
1836/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1836/08
Year
1836
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Aaron, Joseph
Bench, John
Brown, James
Burns, Samuel
Coesey, James
Elliott, Jonathan
Hamilton, John
Holiday, John
Holiday, Rosanna
Holt, Abner
Hubert, George
Kautz, Edward
Kelly, Patrick
Knight, Levi
Like, Jacob
Morrison, Samuel
Nixdorf, Henry
Norbreck, Henry M.
Nugen, John
Parker, Nathaniel
Price, William
Salter, George
Schreifogle, Charles
Swartz, Ludwic
Wall, Mary Ann
Wright, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1836 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
DEC 1781 F002 QS
Date Range
1781/12
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1781/12
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Jones, William
Twadell, James
Carter, Edward
Hamilton, John
Huey, Martin
Hamilton, Hugh
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
DEC 1781 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with a felony.
Additional names: James Twadell, Edward Carter, John Hamilton, Martin Huey, Hugh Hamilton.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail