Series Details:
Constable Bonds

Description

Original bonds filed by constables after elected by municipalities and appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions and before they could take office. Information includes names of constable, surety, and witnesses; date, amount, and condition of bond; municipality to which the constable was elected and the term; affidavit; and official seals and signatures. A few oaths and petitions by municipalities to the court to appoint a constable after another constable's death are also present.

Note 1: This series is continued in "Constable Bond Books", a bound volume series.

Arrangement: Chronological.

Index: None. Click "inventory" for list of holdings.

Details

Dates 1792 … 1908
Format Papers
Quantity 0.75 cu. ft.
Location Cumberland County;