York County PA Archives Wills.....Craumer, Lorentz January 5, 1841
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Source: York County Archives, York, Pennsylvania
Written: January 5, 1841

ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT
estate of Lorentz CRAUMER, late of Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Henry CRAUMER, administrator
York County Archives York Co, PA
(transcribed from original record 2/02 Rosalie Sommer)

York County, SS
In the Orphan's Court of York County held January 5th A.D. 1841
sale confirmed January 3, 1843

To the Judges of the Orphan's Court of the York County the petition of Henry 
CRAUMER respectfully represents that he is administrator of the estate of 
Lorentz CRAUMER, late of Codorus Township, deceased and as such  has had a 
just and  considerable appraisement made of his personal estate and the same 
amounts to $177.71
and a half, and is duly filed.
That said personal estate at public sale brought $181.11.
That said that Lawrence died indebted by judgement of the following
persons, viz:
Jonathan WOLFRAM about $200
Jacob BUSER about $55
Joseph GRAYBILE $80
Cath. LEHMAN about $81
Your petitioner (Henry CRAUMER) $181 - besides interest and cost on the said 
judgements - also about $60 to
John HELZEL for which petitioner believes there is judgement before George 
Fisher Esq. to
John BEHLER a note of about $25
and a book account to your petitioner (Henry CRAUMER) about $35 amounting to 
$717 without interest or costs.
that besides said personal property, decedent left a track of land about 125 
acres in said Township, on which are dwelling house, barn and the 
improvements, adjoining land of widow LONG, DeSHUE and others, worth about 
$650.

your petitioner knows of no other estate of decedent except some money due to 
him from his share of his father's estate amounting to about $45. He therefore 
prays the court to award sale of said land to pay debts.
signed: Henry CRAUMER

York County Henry CRAUMER being sworn with the fact states in the petition are 
true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Dated 5 January 1841
signed Justice of the Pace (name unreadable)
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to the judges above named.  The under signed respectfully represent that in 
pursuance of the above order after due and legal notice of the time and place 
of sale, he sold the property and the above order mentioned in the previous as 
following viz:
the property being sold.  No. 1 containing 50 acres more or less adjoining 
lands of Daniel SHUE, Conrad BRICKER and others was sold to Christian MECKLEY 
at the rate of $7.80 per acre or for this some of $311.41 and a half.  The one-
half of the purchase money payable on the first of October 1841 and the other 
half on first October 1842.  
The deed to be delivered with the property at the time of the final payment.

No. 2 containing 19 acres more or less adjoining delay and of John ROHRBAUGH 
and others land sold to John ROHRBAUGH at the rate of $10 per acre for the sum 
of $189.43 and 3/4 on same terms.

No. 3 containing 80 acres more or less was sold to Catharine LEHMAN or the sum 
of $298.12 1/2 at the rate of 4 dollars per acre, on the same terms.

No. 4 containing 9 acres more or less sold to Joseph GREYBILL at the rate of 
$10 per acre for the sum of $85.81 on the same terms.

The above properties sold better in consequence of the division of lots. The 
price in group is the amount obtained care for counting the actual number of 
acres as often end or searching by survey at prices per acre are stated above. 
The above sales, the Court is prayed to confirm subject to the conditions.
SIGNED: Henry CRAUMER


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