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.
Located on the road leading from Columbia to the oar banks.
Petititon granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Andrew Metzger, John Cower, Joseph Mosson, Henry Bell, [signature in German], Jacob Greider, John Riley, Justus Guy, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Henry Stauffer.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Marietta.
Petititon granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, Jacob Bletz, Jacob Greider, Jacob Gamber Jr., Andrew Metzger, Henry Bruckart, [Jacob Yons], John Eshleman, Lewis Powel, Martin Schrader, John H. Hoofstitler, J. B. Hougendobler.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Marietta.
Petititon granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Andrew Metzger, Henry Conklin, Jacob Shallenberger, Samuel Boyd, Jacob Heistand, [signature in German], [signature in German], Henry Copenhefer, Jacob Nolt, William P. Michael, Jacob Myers, John Fridy, Michael Eshbach, Jacob Bletz, John Cowan, George Gamber, Henry Coughenour.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road fronting Lancaster and Columbia turnpike road.
Petititon granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], John Kauffman, Daniel Peart, Jacob B. Garber, Jacob Bletz, Michael Strein, George C. Lloyd, Abraham Zook, John Forrey Jr., Jacob Forney, Andrew Gerber, Jonas Garber.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the Lancaster and Columbia turnpike road.
Petititon granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Bletz, Henry Wertz, Henry May, Martin Harnish, William P. Michael, Benjamin Davis, Christian Hoffman, Robert Sneath, Charles Mullon, Abraham Stauffer, H. Neff, Joseph Neff, Jacob C. Clair, John Fralick, Thomas B. White, Jacob Wertz, J. W. Higgins, John Fridy, John Develin.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the turnpike from Columbia to Marietta.
Formerly kept by John Kelley.
Petititon granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], John Mouk, John Kelley, Frederick [Arford], Adam Bell, [signature in German], Samuel Boyd, John Firguson, William Lindsay, Christian Baney, William J. Pearson, John Cassel.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on road leading from Columbia to the Marietta turnpike.
Formerly kept by Henry Bear.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Mumah, [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel Boyd, Justus Gray, Frederick Weller, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Christian Detweiler, Henry Bell, Andrew Metzger.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
