Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Notes
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Additional Notes
Charged with stabbing John Richardson, a person of color.
Petitioner: Groff, David.
Filed against: Roberts, A. E. Occupation: sheriff.
Petition: includes copy of warrant of commitment.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Case Number
352.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Federal nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania, 1850-1880, sociasl statistics and supplemental schedules
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Series
National Archives microfilm publication ; microcopy no. 597.
Notes
Each census arranged alphabetically by county.
Library owns: Reel 4 - Social Statistics 1850 Jefferson to Northumberland Counties -- Reel 7 - Social Statistics 1860 Crawford to Monroe Counties -- Reel 16 Dependent, Defective and Delinquent Classes 1880 Lakawanna to Lebanon Counties.
Record Group 29.
Contents
The LancasterHistory Research Center only holds the "Social Statistics 1860: Crawford to Monroe Counties" microfilm reel. Digital files associated with this resource provide all pages related to Dauphin, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties. The entire series of this resource include the following: Reels 1-5. Social Statistics, 1850. -- Reels 6-8. Social Statistics, 1860. -- Reel 10. Social Statistics, 1870. -- Reels 11-23. Dependent, defective, and deliquent classes, 1880.
Summary
The Social Statistics presents data for each township and borough in the county. The types of data include the following: Valuation of estate, real, and personal; Annual taxes; Seasons and crops with "usual average crop"; Schools/colleges/academies and the number of students; libraries and the number of volumes; Newspapers/periodicals and their circulation; Religious organizations/churcHes along with the number of persons they can accommodate and the valuation of church property; number of paupers; number of criminals; and average wages for six different categories of work.