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Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
Sheriff 1827 F006
Date Range
1827
Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Description
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.
Date Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Year
1827
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lefever, John
Auwerter, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Sheriff 1827 F006
Additional Notes
Auwerter, George.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. Photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 01-00 [1840]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Willson Family Photograph Collection
Object ID
W-01-04-05
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Willson Family Photograph Collection
Description
Mary E. Willson. Two identical photographs
Creator
Saylor, B. Frank
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Willson, Mary E.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.25 x 6.5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
W-01-04-05
Images
Less detail
Collection
Willson Family Photograph Collection
Object ID
W-02-03-01
Date Range
July 9, 1876
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Willson Family Photograph Collection
Description
Mary M. Diffenderfer as a child
Date Range
July 9, 1876
Creator
Saylor, B. Frank
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Diffenderfer, Mary M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.5 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
W-02-03-01
Images
Less detail