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.
Located on road from Anderson's Ferry to New Holland.
Formerly occupied by Leonard Fidler.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Peter Bachman, George Weaver, Henry Huffnagle, John Kauffman, Christian Huber, John Seib, Henry Bear, George Grosh, Jacob Bare, John Swar, Jacob Kauffman, Andrew Kauffman, and five others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
