1838 Lancaster PA Watchman Application Signed by Citizens – George Huffnagle Police Petition

 Approximately 12..25" by 7.75" tear at bottom and folds

Book 13 page 40

Original mid-19th century petition to the Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in which George Huffnagle humbly offers himself as a candidate for city watchman for the upcoming winter season. The document is signed by 17 prominent local citizens recommending him as a “sober and steady man” fit for the position.

Notable signatures include:

• Peter Reist Jr.

• Geo. W. King

• Henry S. Carden

• John Schroff

• Chas. Gilborne

• Levi Steinman

• David Rhoads

• John & E. Myers

• A.G. Long

• Wm. Sourbier
  ...and others.

A rare glimpse into early public safety and civic endorsement in pre-Civil War Pennsylvania. Excellent for collectors of Lancaster County history, early law enforcement, or 19th-century handwritten ephemera.

o the honor the mayor of the city of Lancaster
The subscriber humbly offers himself as a candidate
for a watchman of the City of Lancaster for the ensuing
winter.
George Huffnagle

We the undersigned do recommend George
Huffnagle as a sober and steady man and well
qualified for a watchman of the city of Lancaster.

• Peter Reist Jr.

• Geo. W. King

• Henry S. Carden

• John Schroff

• Chas. Gilborne

• Levi Steinman

• David Rhoads

• E. Shroyer

• J. G. Moore

• John W. Myers

• John P. Myers

• E. Shank

• A. G. Long

• W. H. Reist

• Jos. Gilby

• Wm. Sourbier