Sherrif's Sale Order: 1757, Against-John Richmond, High Bidder- Jacob Ettling Location: Huntington Township, York County (Now Adams County), Pennsylvania Copyright (c) 2001 by FamilyHart, FamilyHart@aol.com This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Hucko, whucko@valunet.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitter PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. Sherrif's Sale Order: 1757, Against-John Richmond, High Bidder- Jacob Ettling Location: Huntington Township, York County (Now Adams County), Pennsylvania ________________________________________________________________________________ YORK, the 19th day of April 1757 (19 April 1757),recorder Thomas Hamilton Esquire, high sheriff of the County of York in the Province of Pennsylvania. To all to whom these premises hath come Greetings. Whereas Elijah Etting, lately in the Court of Common Pleas before the Justices of the same Court at York in the term of July which was in the year of our Lord one thouseand seven hundred and fifty six and in the thirteenth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the faith by his claim and by the judgement of the same court recovered against John Richmond of Huntingdon Township in the county aforesaid as well a certain debt of forty eight pounds, sixteen shillings, and eight pence lawful money of Pennsylvania as forty five shillings and six pence, which to the said Elijah Etting by the same court were adjudged for his cost and charges by him about his suit in that behalf expended and whereas by a writ of Feini Facias of our said Lord the King issuing out of the court of Common Pleas aforsaid the thirteenth day of July in the thirthieth year of the reign and to me the said sheriff directed, I was commanded that of the foods and chattles, lands, and tonement of the said John Richmond in my bailwick. I should cause to be made the debt and damages aforesaid and that I should save that money before the Justices aforesaid at York aforesaid the last Tuesday of October next after the tax of the said reciled that to undo to the aforesaid the Elijah Etting of his debt and damages aforesaid. At which day I the said sheriff returned that by virtue of the aforesaidto me directed. I had seized and taken in execution a certain tract of land and plantation situated in Huntington Township and adjoining the lands of John Graham and WIlliam Harrone, being the same which was granted to John Richey by warrant bearing date the ninth day of March 1753 and by the said John Richey assigned to the said John Richmond as by the said warrant and assignment may appear which said plantation and tract of land by twelve honest and lawful men of my bailwick was found not sufficient within the term of seven years to satisfy the said Elijah Etting of his debt and damages aforesaid beyond all reprieve and that the said tract of land and plantation then remained in my hands unsold for want of buyers and whereas afterwards by a writ of venditione exponas of our said Lord the King issuing out of the court of Common Pleas aforesaid at York aforesaid tract the thirtieth day of October in the thirtieth year of the reign aforesaid, and to me the said sheriff was diected, I was commanded that the tract of land and plantation was by me taken in Execution as aforesaid and then remaining in my hands unsold I should depose to sale and the money thereof I should have that money before the Justices aforesaid at York aforesaid the last Tuesday of January next year after the tract of the said last recited writ to render to the aforesaid Elijah Etting of his debt and damages aforesaid. At which day I the said sheriff returned that by virtue of the aforesaid writ of Vendition Expndes on the twenty sixth day of January last I exposed the tract of land and improvement aforsaid to sale by public Vendue, where of I had caused due notice to be given and the same sold to Elijah Etting he being the highest bidder for the sum of thirty one pounds which money I had ready before the justices aforesaid at the day and place in the said writ of Vendition Expondas mentioned to remder to the aforesaid Elijah Etting in part of his debt and damages aforesaid as by the same writ I was commanded as by the said writ and my returns thereon I indorsed remaining among the files and records of the said Court may appear.Now know ye that I the said Thomas Hamilton in consideration of the aforesaid sum of thirty one pounds to me in hand paid by the aforesaid Elijah Etting before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof I do honestly acknowledge and thereof do acquit and forever discharge the aforesaid Elijah Etting his executors, administrators and assignees by by these presents and have granted, bargained and sold and by the direction of the said recited writ, and by force and virtue thereof and of the law and constitution of the Province in such case made and provided do hereby grant, bargain and sell unto the aforesaid Elijah Etting and to his heirs and assignees all the aforesaid tract of land and plantation with all the rights, and appurtneances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any way appurtaining and also all the estate, right, title and interest whatsoever of him the aforesaid John Richmond of in or to the premises aforesaid or any part thereof to have and to hold the said tract of land and plantation hereby granted, mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Elijah Etting, his heirs and assignees to the only use and behoof of the aforesaid Elijah Etting, his heirs and assignees forever according to the form force and effect of the act of the General Assembly of this Province in such case made and provided subject nevertheless to the payment of the residue of the purchase money, interest and quit rent due and to become due and reserved on the same to the Honorable the Properietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania, their heirs and sucessors in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at York the 22 day of March in the thirtheeth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King the defender of the faith and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty seven. Thomas Hamilton Sealed and delivered in the presents of us: Martin Eykleberger and Phil Shewbart Received the twenty second day of March 1757 of Elijah Etting the sum of thirty one pounds in full of the consideration within mentioned. Witness present Martin Eykleberger and Phil Shewbart