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Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
Sheriff 1824 F034
Date Range
1824
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
1824
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Year
1824
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lyon, Thomas Jr.
Weaver, Nicholas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Leacock Twp.
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Sheriff 1824 F034
Additional Notes
Weaver, Nicholas.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1781 F016 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Burns, Edward
McAfee, Archibald
Woods, Thomas
Lyon, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1781 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Additional names: Archibald McAfee, Thomas Woods, Thomas Lyon.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail