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.
Signers of Petition: Thomas Boude, Samuel Bethel, John Haldeman, John Mathiot, Philip Gossler, C. Breneman, James Wright Jr., Samuel Miller, John Hoover, John Gonter Jr.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: James Clyde, John Evans, John Haldeman, James E. Mifflin, Anthony Ellmaker, Christian Haldeman, Israel Lloyd, James Wright Jr., Samuel Miller, C. Breneman, J. Houston, Thomas Boude, John Forrey Jr., John Hudders, John Livrigood.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the east end of Columbia on the Turnpike.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: James Clyde, George Mason, Michael Wisler, John Missick Jr., John Hudders, James Meclane, Daniel McCane, William Dessing, Daniel McCane, Lewis Wislar, Henry Diffenbaugh, and two others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: John Haldeman, Philip Gossler, A. H. Slaymaker, Jacob Forney, Anthony Ellmaker, Michael Elder, Jacob Popler, Charles Evans, M. Gundaker, Jacob Strickler, Samuel Miller, Lewis Wislar, John Mathiot, Robert Barber, Christian Haldeman, Thomas A. Wilson, Peter Levergood, Israel Lloyd, Joshua Ring, and one other.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: James Wright Jr., Anthony Ellmaker, John Wilson, C. Brenenman, Joseph Jefferes, Samuel Bethel, Abraham Breneman, John Barber, Jacob Forney, Casper Peter, Peter Levergood and one other.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Formerly occupied by Joshua Ring and William Skiles.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Forney, John Wilson, John Barber, Jacob Ressler, Philip Gossler, H. MCCorkle, Jacob Witmer, James E. Mifflin, Leander Smith, James Wright Jr.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
