A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Located on the Great road leading from the Borough of Lancaster to the Blue Rock in Manor Twp.
Formerly occupied by John Rupley and Michael Rinehard.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Henry Saiger, George Ziegler, Christian Corwall, John Swar, John Hiller, Jacob Wittman, Godfried Klugh, Christian Herr, Frederick Shuman, John Frantz, A. Bauman, Michael Bender, Isaac Henry Miller.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the turnpike road in Columbia near the Susquehanna River.
Petitioner from Millersburg, Manor Twp.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Henry Saiger, John Ruply, Stephan Hornberger, Henry Withers, Christian Baughman, Martin Rohrer, Abraham Correll, Peter Levergood, Joseph Charles, Israel Lloyd, John Snyder, George Morry, Jacob Frey, Hugh Wilson and two others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the north side of the Lancaster and Columbia turnpike, 6 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Rich, Michael Eshbach, John Bartel, [signature in German], Robert Sneath, Henry Greenawalt, William P. Michael, John [Fridy], John Hoover, Henry May, John [Haba], John Froelich, Jacob Minnick, Benjamin Wolf, Jacob Kauffman, Christian Hoffman Jr., John Allen, D. W. Wittmer, Jacob [Kling].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located about 4 miles from borough of Lancaster, on the Columbia Turnpike.
Formerly occupied by Samuel Epple.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Rupley, Godlib Sener, Stephan Hornberger, Coleman Lutz, John Charles, John Witmer, Christian Baer, Henry Baer, and one other.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
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.
