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.
Located on the Philadephia and Lancaster turnpike road, between the Mount Vernon and the Rising Sun.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Elisha P. Wilson, William Stoner, Enoch Passmore, William Lemman, George Morison, Joseph Murray, James Clemson, John Marnaby, George Simpson, Abraham [Muscetnus], William Lytle, William Rutter, George Christy, Jacob Miller.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the old Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Houston, William Lemmon, Amos Clemson, Benjamin Hutton, Enoch Passmore, Thomas Passmore, Benjamin Houston, James Houston, Thomas Crawford, S. Handforde, [ ] Skiles, Robert McIlvain, William Skiles, William Wolgam, Jacob Zerg, d. Crowley, Daniel Plank, John Trego.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
