Located on corner of the Market Square and Gay Street.
Lately occupied by Robert Leaman.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Thomas Dickey, Samuel Bailie, John Huss, [Orson] Douglass, David Zook, John Rhoads, Samuel Huston, William Maxwell, Alexander M. Beaty, Christian Henry, Henry Christine, Jacob Glatz.
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Signers of Petition: James Clyde, [signature in German], Martin Buckwalter, James Sweeney, Ezekiel Cook, John Moore, Abraham Buchwalter Jr., Martin Neff, Leonard Auwater, [William Evans], [ ] Hamilton, Robert Evans, John Henderson, James Evans.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Rohrer, Henry P. Carson, Jacob Stolar, Daniel Livermore, Jacob Lindemuth, Patrick C. Doyle, [Oleg] Hendrickson, Thomas Lynch.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Redsecker, George Keller, Michael Hoffman, Robert Robinson, George Patterson, John Bender, [signature in German], Thomas Curtis, Henry Cramer, A. Campbell, Isaac Bauman, [signature in German].
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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.
Signers of Petition: Andrew Wade, John Lynch, Samuel Redsecker, Robert Robinson, Jacob Engle, D. Bryan, Charles Smith, W. S. Campbell, George Patterson, [signature in German], James Bryan, John Maglauchlin, John Rhoads.
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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.
