Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
A Lancaster schoolboy views the Civil War : (diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College)
Pennsylvania Historical Association. Pennsylvania history studies, no. 1
Notes
Bibliography: p. 58-68.
Contents
Contents: Where did they come from -- Why did they come -- Who came -- Who are the Pennsylvania Germans? -- Prejudices of their English speaking neighbors -- Language problem -- Politically inactive -- Attitude toward education -- Pennsylvania Germans Firsts -- The role of Pennsylvania Germans in war -- The Kentucky Rifle -- Conestoga wagon -- Literature -- Music -- Art -- Love of color and decoration -- Barn signs -- Fraktur -- Pottery -- Painted household furniture -- Pennsylvanian folklore, superstitions, customs -- Pennsylvania German names
Summary
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