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 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
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Located on the turnpike road and between Locust and Cherry Streets.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: James Clyde, John Dicks, John Barbers, Robert Magill, George Gossler, James Sweeney, Israel Lloyd, Thomas A. Wilson, Robert Barber, John Mathiot, Jacob Forney, John Hudder, H. McCorkle, Robert Houston, Thomas Lloyd, William Todd, Ezekiel Cook, Jacob Gossler, Christian Haldeman, and one other.
1 item, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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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.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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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.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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List of tavern licenses issued at April Session 1829 but not paid for as of August.
Issued to: Joseph Ash; Elizabeth Barclay; John Bishop; John C. Klein; Mary Miller; Elias Redcay; Robert Richardson; John Roth; John Rackey; George Sheaffer; Peter When; Mary Legehime.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the turnpike road leading from Lancaster to Philadelphia.
Formerly occupied by Robert Richardson.
Petition allowed.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Breneman, Christian Barr, William Parker, Samuel [Kendig], William White, Leonard Eichholtz, John Johnston, [signature in German], Simon Graff, Francis Kendig, Martin Meylin.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
