Petitions filed for admission to citizenship. Documents may contain: petition number, date, name, nationality, declaration of intention, oath of allegiance, affidavits of witnesses, date admitted in court, and official signatures. Twentieth century petitions may include notes of testimony.
Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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One hardbound volume that contains the signatures of those who received Journals and Acts of General Assembly of Pennsylvania and notes that they were passed from one prothonotary to the next. Occupation or position is listed after some names. Handwritten.
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Transcribed testimony of witnesses taken at various locations away from the courtroom, including out of state. Show names of parties in the cases, attorneys involved, date and location of deposition, and name of deponent. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by court term and case number, even though deposition could be filed several years after original action.
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A volunteer sorted through this collection in 2013 and matched documents with cases in the NARRS collection.
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Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
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Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
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These softbound volumes contain records of payments owed to winners of court cases against certain banks. Index at front lists banks mentioned. Each bank list includes names of parties involved, court term, date, case number, amount owed by bank and record of judgment and/or payment.
Contents and Object IDs:
Vol. 1 (1810-1819) RG 01-00 [1860]-005
Vol. 2 (1855) RG 01-00 [1860]-010
System of Arrangement
Each list is arranged chronologically by court term and date.
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These hardbound volumes list records of cases for trial, showing the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the complaint, outcome, and costs. Entered chronologically by term date. Handwritten.
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Civil proceedings papers filed in the Court of Common Pleas, showing court term, case number, names of parties, nature of plea, disposition, and date filed. NARRS files, also called appearance files, are civil court abstracts.
These papers have not been processed or indexed. If requesting these papers, please allow staff extra time to fulfill this request.
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These are records of the proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas, showing court terms and case numbers, the names of parties and presiding attorneys, the cause of action, disposition, and date filed. Handwritten.
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These volumes contain records of civil proceedings, showing court terms and case numbers, the names of the plaintiffs and defendants, the attorneys presiding, the type and nature of instrument, cause of action, and disposition. Handwritten.
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