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 Lancaster to Reading.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Reidenbach, Jacob Frantz, Daniel Shissler, Abraham Shenk, Jacob Bruchen, John Leib, Jacob Zercher, Rudy Gunkel, Daniel Royer Jr., Henry Shreiner, Francis Ruth, Daniel Dietrich.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the Harrisburg road two miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Swar, Michael Kauffman, John Landis, Jacob Metzger Jr., Christian Brubaker, William Frank, Peter Steitz, Daniel Dietrick, Samuel Leib, Benjamin Landis, Adam Keller, John Hains, Peter Maurer, John Capp, John L. Sharp.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the Lancaster and Harrisburg turnpike about two miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: James Campbell, Jacob Metzger Jr., [signature in German], I. Kaufman, Jacob Rohrer, [signature in German], Daniel Dietrich, Benjamin Landis, Henry Shreiner, Jacob Esbenshade, Martin Shreiner, David Landis, Jacob K. Landis.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the Manheim road five miles from Lancaster.
Formerly kept by Mr. Zimmerman.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], Emanuel Gibbel, [signature in German], Martin Groff, Jacob Rohrer, Jacob Metzger, Christian Grube, John Buckwalter, Adam Breneman, John Grube, [signature in German], Christian Hostetter, Christian Brubaker, Daniel Balmer, [signature in German], John Capp, Jacob Brubaker, John Frantz, Christian Brubaker, John L. Sharp, Isaac Kauffman.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located at Binkley's Bridge at the New Holland Turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob K. Landis Jr., Jacob Landis, Jacob Kready, Charles Hostetter, Isaac Landis, Henry Zook, John Stouffer, Peter Mourer, Philip Ronk, [signature in German], Hanry Landis Jr., Abraham Hershy, [signature in German].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
