Owned lately by Jacob Rohrer, formerly by Richard Hillman.
Located on the Harrisburg turnpike and Rail road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John S. Sterrett, Robert Dysart, Simon Meredith, Adam Sheller, John Moore, James Dysart, James B. Ferree, William Esterling, Christian Leib, Jacob Nissley, Jacob Hollinger, William McFarland, Miller Fraim, John Fenstermacher, Frederick Hubley, Jacob Hunsicker, Edward McCreery.
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Located on the Lancaster & Manheim road five miles from Lancaster.
Formerly occupied by Frederick Zimmerman and later by Mr. Sponehauer.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Peter Maurer, Jacob Stibgen, John Sharp, Christian Brubaker, John Brubaker, [signature in German], John Frank, [signature in German], Daniel Balmer, Jacob Metzger, Henry Sponhauer, William [Warner], Jacob Rohrer, Lightner Sharp, Abraham Stibgen, Martin Mayers, David Mayer, John Capp, Benjamin Johnsen, John Johnsen.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel R. Bockius, John H. Shenck, John S. Sterrett, Thomas J. Patterson, James B. Ferree, William B. Galbraith, William McFarland, Jacob Hershy Jr., Abraham Harnly, [signature in German], Abraham Breneman, Christian Leib, David Kolp, A. Hackman, Jacob [Wallace].
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Formerly kept by Mrs. Hillman and prior to her, by her husband Richard Hillman.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham Shelly, David Brubacher, William Esterling, Jacob Kaufman, [signature in German], George Geyer, William Lenix, A. Hackman, Jacob Diffenbaugh, William McFarland, Adam [Theller], John Moore, Jacob Hunsecker, Samuel R. Bockius, Jesse Gyger, Thomas J. Patterson, Abraham Eshleman, James B. Ferree, John S. Sterrett, Christian Leib, James Dysart, Edward McCreary, Miller Fraim.
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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.
Signers of Petition: John Laird, Jacob Steiner, Michael Kagerrize Jr., Jacob Hagy, William Rohrer, Charles Montelius, J. Boyer, Samuel [Rotherby], Curtis Ream, Adam Diller, John Wilson, Abraham Landis Jr., Samuel Mohlen, John Gross, Christian F. Hoffman.
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Signers of Petition: James Laird, David Shelly, Abraham Shelly, Christian Leib, William Harnly, [signature in German], Abraham Hertzler, Joseph Strawbridge, John Reesor, A. Hackman, Peter Horst, David Kolp, [signature in German], Samuel Balmer.
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