Clarion County PA Archives Deed.....SWAB, David - GLICKNER, Ernst 1875
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  Petition to sell 170.5 acres in Limestone Twp
  Written: April 27 1875
  Recorded: August 26 1875
  
  [PETITION TO SELL & THE SALE OF DAVID SWAB'S LAND IN LIMESTONE TWP.]
  
  In the Matter of the Petition of John Keck Administrator of the Estate 23, of 
  David Swab Dec'd for sale of Real Estate.
  
  At an Orphan's Court held at Clarion in and for the County of Clarion on the 
  27th day of April A.D 1875, The Petition of John Keck Administrator of the 
  Estate of David Swab late of the County of Clarion deceased Respectfully 
  represents;
     That your Petitioner presented his petition to your Honorable Court to No _ 
  of _ Term 1874 setting forth that the said David Swab died seized in his 
  demesne as of fee of certain lands in the counties of Clarion and Jefferson 
  therein fully described that the personal estate of said decedent was 
  insufficient to pay or satisfy the debt and that it was requisite to sell a 
  Portion of the real estate for the payments, a list of the debts being annexed 
  thereto, and praying an order authorizing the sale of that so much money might 
  be made out of the land laying in the County of Jefferson Whereupon your 
  Honorable Court granted the prayer thereof and the Orphan's Court of Jefferson 
  Authorized Your petitioner to Sell Tract No. 2 Situated in Knox Township 
  Jefferson County Containing One Hundred and two acres, that Your Petitioner 
  After advertising the said according to law, offered the Land at Public Sale At 
  different times but was unable to sell the same for an adequate Price or for 
  sufficient sum to pay the debts of said decedent.
     Your Petitioner would therefore pray an Order of Said court to authorize a 
  Sale Of One hundred and Seventy and and one half acres of land of tract number 
  one in said petition as before presented and situated in the Township of 
  Limestone County of Clarion Bounded and described as follows Beginning at post 
  thence North 86[degrees] West One hundred and fifty One perches to a post 
  Thence North fifteen perches to a post, Thence West Eleven perches to a post 
  Thence North 43 perches to a post Thence North 78[degrees] East forty three 
  perches to a post, Thence North One hundred and ninety six perches to a post 
  Thence East Eithty Perches to a post Thence North fifty nine perches to a post 
  Thence North 84[degrees] East Thirty Seven perches to a post Thence South Along 
  the County Line two hundred and seventy six perches to the place of Beginning 
  for the purpose of paying said debt.
     Your Petitioner further represents that the debt are still unpaid and that 
  he has not recieved or heard of any further personal property whereby they 
  might  paid.
     And now 27 April 1875. Petition present, and filed and order of sale 
  awarded, Bond in 10,000 Dollars with approved sureties, by one of the Associate 
  Judges.
     By the Court -
     May 27th 1875 Bond filed as above directed in the sum of Ten Thousand 
  Dollars with Conrad Keck and Benjamin Keck as sureties
     And now 29 May 1875. Approved by James Sweny Associate Judge May 29 Exit 
  Order of Sale.
     John Keck Administrator Makes Return as follows
     That having given due public notice of the time and place of Sale, according 
  to law he did on the twenty first day of July last expose the within mentioned 
  Real Estate to Sale by public vendue or outcry, on the premises, and sold the 
  same to Ernst Glicker of the said county of Clarion for the sum of Five 
  thousand One hundred & twenty five dollars, he being the best bidder and that 
  the highest price bidden for the same, which sale he prays may be confirmed by 
  the Court.
     And now 26th August 1875, Confirmed Nisi. By the Court.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  After failing to sell David Swab's land in Jefferson County, John Keck 
  Petitions the court to sell David's homestead in Clarion county and is 
  successful.
  
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