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.
Signers of Petition: A. Brenneman, Jonas Metzger, Abraham Wilhelm, Philip Messenkop, Philip Messenkop, John Eberman Sr., Jacob Graeff, Robert Wilson, Peter Albright.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of the petition: John Burg, Jacob Lindey, William Hamilton, Peter Hoofnagle, Samuel Fahnestock, George Glatz, Jacob Mayer, George Brungard, Jonas Metzger, John Weitley, Godlieb Hill, John Frey, Valentine King, W. Cooper, Abram Dehuff, John Lechler, and two others.
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Signers of the petition: Adam Reigart, John Trissler, George Weitzel, William Kirkpatrick, Jacob Eberman, John Eberman, Peter Gonter, Samuel Humes, John Riddle, Jacob Hatz, Abraham Kilian , George Hoff, James Ross, Christian Trissler, Emanuel Reigart, S. Reigart, Jacob Dickert, Anthony Ginter, Nicklous Stownbach, Christian Sensenich, William McKown, Samuel Clendenin, Henry Dearn and three others.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Shindel, Benjamin Schaum, Jacob Slaugh, Henry Reigart, Henry Wittmer, Matt Musser, George King, John Reitzel, Daniel Witmer, Hugh Wilson, John Burg, John Eberman, and one other.
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Signers of Petition: M. Bomberger, John Light, Peter Protzman, Leonard Eicholtz, Abram Brenneman Jr., John Hubley, Henry Wittmer, Christopher Brenner, William Cooper Jr., Joseph Hoover, Daniel Witmar, Samuel Fahnestock, John Hoff, Geoge Hoff Sr., Frederick Reinert, Abraham Witmer, John Gundack, Daniel Schriver, August Heinitsh, William Armstrong, Conard Shwartz.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
