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.
Scene on Marietta line in 1896 just north of Klinesville. Picture shows one of the former Columbia "Belt" cars which was used on the Marietta line after the Pennsylvania Traction Company took over.
Group of officials of the Columbia and Donegal Electric Railway and their inspection car during an inspection trip over the Marietta line in the winter of 1893 - 1894, when the extension from Chickies to Marietta was under construction.
Columbia and Donegal car no. 1 en route from Marietta to Columbia, photographed just north of Colubmia, shortly after the Marietta line was finished in 1894. The car was painted blue with yellow lettering and trim. Car built by the J. G. Brill Car Company of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Traction Company car no. 2 photographed about 1894 just east of Columbia at Stoner's Quarry. These part open and part closed cars are known as "California" type cars. Note destination sign "Lancaster and Columbia", "Chickies Park - Marietta".
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
