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.
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Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
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10. William Hamilton late Treasurer of Lancaster County return of tavern licenses of which a certificate hath been given to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Manheim, four miles from Lancaster.
April Term.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Henry Pickel, Jacob Frick, Lenard Fidler, Jacob Kauffman, John Swar, Christian Huber, Christian Strenge, Jacob Mayer, John Bachman, and one other.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on road leading from village of Churchtown to Hinkletown.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Francis Mengel, Jacob Burkhart Jr., Andrew Weiler, John Zell, George Jenkins, John Jenkins, William Jenkins, David Jenkins, Martin Bingwalt, Abraham Brubaker, George Duchman, and one other.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on road leading from Morgantown to Churchtown.
Petition disallowed.
Additional petition.
Signers of first petition: John Hudson, John Whiteside, George Jenkins, Michael Silknitter, Joseph S. McJimsey, Samuel White, Jacob Duchman, and 1 other.
Signers of second petition: Harmen Dehooen, James Dehooen, John Ronk, William Jenkins, George Jenkins, James Hamilton Jr., James Goheen, William Holland, Abraham Ditlow, and four others.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Ensminger, John Sensenig, Jacob Haller, Godlieb Danner, John Eberman, Philip Roland, Christian Bowman, Jacob Hibshman, and one other.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on road leading from Reading towards Lancaster.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: George Hintzel, George Gensemer, Henry Flickinger, Samuel Breneisen, Henry Hibshman, Isaac Ruth, Michael Roezer, Samuel Mohler, Samuel Eberley and 2 others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Formerly occupied by Andrew Ream Jr.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Frederick Zeigler, Jacob Stahl Sr., Henry Snyder, George Musser, George Withers, Adam Ream, Michael Raezer, Andrew Ream, Frederick Ream, John Ream, Samuel Rem, Joel Carpenter, John Coover, Daniel Bowman, John Gross, John Forney, Samuel Carpenter, Charles Montelius, Henry Smith, Peter Gonter, B Grimler, and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition disallowed at first, then reconsidered and allowed.
Signers of Petition: Christian Sneider, Michael Kagerrise, Peter Weidner, Nicolas Schwartz, Jacob Graurd, Philip Young, John Gross, Jacob Zell, Jacob Rimmell, John Forney and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Charles Montelius, John Lutz, William Donrize, George Kintzel, Michael Roth, Peter Montelius, Henrey Getz, Henry Hibshman, Isaac Ruth, Michael Raezar, John Martin, Samuel Eberly, Samuel Mohler, Joel Coover, Johannes Wittmer, Peter Cook, Jacob Stahl, Adam Dorwart, Samuel Carpenter, Jacob Eberman, John Hill, and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
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