Located near Ephrata, on the road from Downingtown to Cornwall Furnace in Dauphin County, and to Harrisburg.
Formely occupied by Joseph Gorgas.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Daniel Bowman, Jacob Bowman, C. Holsinger, John Lutz, John Mohler, Abraham Konigmacher, Henry Hibohman, C. Carpenter, Jacob Rimmell, Michael Berger, J. Peterman, Samuel Carpenter, Daniel Habecker, Peter Gonter, Christian Huber, George Weidman, Adam Huber, and five others.
1 piece, 1 item
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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.
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.