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.
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: Francis Burrowes, Jacob Neff Jr., George Ferree, Martin Bare, John Neff, Christian Shultz, James [Warren], Jacob Bushman, John Witmer, Jacob Foutz, Samuel Kendig, Henry Breneman Jr., John Herr, Jacob Moore, James Black, John Martin.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on road leading from Lancaster towards Strasburg.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Benjamin Barr, Jacob Bushman, Henry Kendig, John [McLaughlin], Martin Bare, Jr., James Warren, Henry Eckman, John Jones, James Downey, John C. Smith, John Johnston, Abraham Smith, Henry Riley, William Parker, David Erwin, Henry Rohrer, Emanuel Herr, Cornelius Kuhn, George Smith, Isaac Hall, James Morison, George Mooney, David Mooney, John Morrison, Augustus Withers, Finley Ewing, Gustavus Skelly, Canada Jones, Samuel Richardson, Henry Bartholomew, David Hess, John Shultz, David Weaver, Michael Kendig, George C. Strein, Jacob Huber, John Long, [James Havis], John Longenecker, Samuel B. Moore, John Buffington, Andrew Hunter, Thomas [Cunecum], John Bruce, Robert Bruce, Jacob Heiler, Martin Eshleman, Jacob Thomas, Martin Light, Jacob Hart, Eli Kerns, John Good.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
