Signers of Petition: Isaac Hershey, Jacob Niesley, [signature in German], Ludwig Lindamuth, Henry Hiestand, David Zook, Jonas Mumma, John Greiner, Philip Greiner, Christian Zook, Joseph Breneman, Jacob [Chriesinger], David M. Grisinger, Daniel Maurer, [signature in German], Robert Dysart, Jacob Zell.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the turnpike road leading to Harrisburg.
Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Lindemuth, Henry [Maye], Philip Brenner Jr., Frederick Erhardt, Jacob L. Nagle, John Herr, Jacob Musselman, Alexander Dysart, Robert Dysart, Samuel Ehrman, Aaron Bender, [signature in German], Robert Richardson, Philip Greiner, Peter Nissley, Abraham Hershey, Jacob Breneman, Moses S. Gardner, Christian Cohick, George Greiner.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
