Bidspirit auction | 1873 Susquehanna County Pennsylvania Sheriff

1873 Susquehanna County Pennsylvania Sheriff Deed M.B. Helme to Marvin Bennett - This original 19th-century legal document is a Sheriff's Deed pertaining to a land sale in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The document, dated November 7, 1873, is a pre-printed legal form with extensive handwritten entries in black ink. It details the sale of property formerly belonging to Thomas F. Kellogg to satisfy a debt owed to O.M. Loomis. The purchaser is identified as Marvin Bennett, who acquired the property for the sum of 2,000.00 dollars. The real estate is located in Auburn Township and is described as containing approximately 47 acres, including one dwelling house, one barn, two outhouses, and fruit trees. The document features the signature of M.B. Helme, High Sheriff of Susquehanna County, and G.B. Eldred, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas. It is also signed by witness J.H. McCain. A prominent embossed seal of the Court of Common Pleas, Susquehanna Co. PA is located in the lower-left corner. The reverse side includes contemporary handwritten docketing information identifying the parties, acreage, and consideration. 14 inches x 8.5 inches.