Located between Lancaster and Lititz, on the road to Maytown and Marietta.
Formerly occupied by George Ross Jr.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Henry Landis, George Grosh, John Slater, Christian Hoober, John Leib, Jacob Leib, James Crawford, Christian Grub, George Rukel, and four others.
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Located on the turnpike road from Lancaster to Marietta, about a mile and a quarter Lancaster.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Neff, Henry Carpenter Jr., Henry Slaymaker, Samuel Slaymaker, Philip Messenkop, Henry Reigart, Christian Carpenter Jr., Georg Weiler, Hugh Wilson, John Kauffman, Dan Reigart, James Humes, William Dickson, Thomas R. Jordan, and one other.
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Located on the south side of the Lancaster and Middletown Turnpike.
Built and owned by Henry Bear Jr.
Formerly occupied by Jacob Lutheiser.
Signers of Petition: Henry Bear, Andrew Kauffman, Jacob Kauffman, John Swar, John Kauffman Jr., Henry Becker, George Gamber, Michael Musselman, Abraham Kneisly.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Reidenbach, Jacob Frantz, Daniel Shissler, Abraham Shenk, Jacob Bruchen, John Leib, Jacob Zercher, Rudy Gunkel, Daniel Royer Jr., Henry Shreiner, Francis Ruth, Daniel Dietrich.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Harrisburg road two miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Swar, Michael Kauffman, John Landis, Jacob Metzger Jr., Christian Brubaker, William Frank, Peter Steitz, Daniel Dietrick, Samuel Leib, Benjamin Landis, Adam Keller, John Hains, Peter Maurer, John Capp, John L. Sharp.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Harrisburg turnpike about two miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: James Campbell, Jacob Metzger Jr., [signature in German], I. Kaufman, Jacob Rohrer, [signature in German], Daniel Dietrich, Benjamin Landis, Henry Shreiner, Jacob Esbenshade, Martin Shreiner, David Landis, Jacob K. Landis.
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Located on the Manheim road five miles from Lancaster.
Formerly kept by Mr. Zimmerman.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], Emanuel Gibbel, [signature in German], Martin Groff, Jacob Rohrer, Jacob Metzger, Christian Grube, John Buckwalter, Adam Breneman, John Grube, [signature in German], Christian Hostetter, Christian Brubaker, Daniel Balmer, [signature in German], John Capp, Jacob Brubaker, John Frantz, Christian Brubaker, John L. Sharp, Isaac Kauffman.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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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. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
