Other Court: Justice of the Peace Appointments, 1818: Berks/Schuylkill Cos, PA

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Extracts from "Pioneers and Patriots Over the Blue
Mountain" by F.Richard Turnbach pub and copyright 1995


               Justice of the Peace Appointments 

Text of a letter sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and  recorded in
Miscellaneous Books of Schuylkill County.

Sir,

     In obedience to your request of the 12th of October last, I make the the
following report.   There has been no vacancy happened in the office of Justice of
the Peace in this County from any cause since he 14th of March 1814, but one by the
death of John Shrope who was a Justice of the Peace for the district number 4
composed of the Township of Pinegrove, and died in April 1815, and there has been no
new township created since the said 15 March 1814 except the Township of Union
annexed to this County by the act of the 3 March 1818.

     There are no commissions remaining in my office.


     Bernard Kepner
     William Audenried     Reside in Brunswick Township
     George Raush
     Philip Fraely


     Jacob Krals*
     Jacob Kershner        Reside in Manheim Township
     Henry Slager


     Abraham Fertig
     Henry Conrad          Reside in Pine Grove Township
     John Albright


     George Klinger        Resides in Lower Mahantango Township
     George Reber          Resides in Rush Township
     Christian Haldeman    Resides in West Penn Township
     Jacob Reed            Resides in Norwegian Township
     Daniel Bitler         Resides in Union Township
     Peter Yoder           Resides in Manantango Township

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"The Above is a correct copy of a letter sent to the Secty of the Comlth.
 The 12 Nov. 1818"

[* Unsure of spelling, may be incorrect.]