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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c478a114-8b1d-4cf4-a24e-955852596951
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
RG 01-00 [1840]
Date Range
1783-1902
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Description
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. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Date Range
1783-1902
Year Range From
1783
Year Range To
1902
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Petitions
Real property
Search Terms
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions
Real estate
Sheriff's sales
Sheriffs
Extent
1 Box
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 [1840]
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 [1840]
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 03 Feb 2024.
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e0ca6fd2-7e58-4d5b-a477-296275906340
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Naturalization Petitions
Object ID
RG 01-00 0103
Date Range
1800-1940
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Naturalization Petitions
Description
Petitions filed for admission to citizenship. Documents may contain: petition number, date, name, nationality, declaration of intention, oath of allegiance, affidavits of witnesses, date admitted in court, and official signatures. Twentieth century petitions may include notes of testimony.
System of Arrangement
Arranged numerically by petition number.
Date Range
1800-1940
Creation Date
1800-1940
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1940
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Microfilm Room
Subjects
Emigration and immigration
Naturalization--United States
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court of Common Pleas
Immigration
Naturalization papers
Notes of testimony
Extent
Microfilm
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 0103
Location of Originals
Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 0103
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Added to database 09 December 2023.
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dc60f580-5bd7-4955-9a48-526651490705
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I002
Date Range
1888/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1888/11
Year
1888
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Ephrata, Ephrata Twp.
Fahnestock's Mill
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I002
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1888.
Location: On road from Ephrata, Ephrata Twp., to road running from turnpike to Fahnestock's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
50.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a05ab586-351b-4387-991a-052624574395
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I006
Date Range
1883
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1883.
Location: At junction with Puddle Duck Creek, near Dorsey's Mill, on public road from Wiek's Mill to Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1883
Year
1883
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Dorsey's Mill
Fulton Twp.
Mills
Orders
Peach Bottom Station, Fulton Twp.
Peters Creek
Petitions
Puddle Duck Creek
Reports
Wiek's Mill
Place
Fulton Twp.
Extent
2 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I006
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
30.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8cf7d163-c126-455c-8212-109389132802
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors; order for inspection and inspection report
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I005
Date Range
1880
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors; order for inspection and inspection report
Description
Court term: January 1880.
Location: At Sheriff Boyd's Saw Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
Date Range
1880
Year
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Boyd's Sawmill
Bridges
Creeks
Fulton Twp.
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Peters Creek
Petitions
Reports
Sawmills
Place
Fulton Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I005
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
21.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a59ac8fb-ffdb-4688-a095-776243345107
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors; order for inspection and inspection report
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I007
Date Range
1884
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of inspectors; order for inspection and inspection report
Description
Court term: August 1884.
Also case #32.
Location: Near Dorsey's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
Date Range
1884
Year
1884
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Dorsey's Mill
Fulton Twp.
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Peters Creek
Petitions
Reports
Place
Fulton Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I007
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
30.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5bf42e71-b466-47f2-ad0a-747182895420
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I008
Date Range
1885/08
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1885/08
Year
1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conowingo Creek
Creeks
Fulton Twp.
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Pleasant Grove, Fulton Twp.
Reports
Rock Springs, Maryland
Woods' Mill
Place
Fulton Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0375 I008
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1885.
Location: On public highway from Pleasant Grove, Fulton Twp., to Rock Springs, Maryland, near Woods' Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
40.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/36c6e2b5-f192-4909-ac74-868846318947
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0380 I005
Date Range
1886/11
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1886/11
Year
1886
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conowingo Creek
Creeks
Fulton Twp.
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Woods' Mill
Place
Fulton Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0380 I005
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Also case #44.
Court term: November 1886.
Location: Near Woods' Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
40.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ea3bb206-21a0-4e21-8719-832401980560
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0380 I007
Date Range
1889/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1889/11
Year
1889
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conowingo Creek
Creeks
Fulton Twp.
Mills
Petitions
Woods' Mill
Place
Fulton Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0380 I007
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1889.
Location: Near Woods' Mill.
Document type: Petition for change of bridge site for new bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/cff11507-dcde-44b7-9130-302483485158
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition to repair bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0520 I003
Date Range
1885
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition to repair bridge
Description
Location: Over Mill Creek at Ressler's Mill, formerly Groff's Mill.
Document type: Petition to repair bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1885
Year
1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Groff's Mill
Leacock Twp.
Mill Creek
Mills
Petitions
Ressler Mill
Ressler's Mill Bridge
Upper Leacock Twp.
Place
Leacock Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0520 I003
Box Number
008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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