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.
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.
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.
Signers of Petition: Nathaniel Evans, John L. Martin, Albert B. Brown, John Barr, Joseph Buchanan, John B. Edwards, Isaac Pusey, J. B. Hamilton, George Wolf, F. A. Thomas, Paul Hamilton, Joshua Vaughen, H. M. North.
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Located on Front Street, adjoining the property of Augustus Withers and John Cooper.
Lately occupied by Daniel Herr.
Petition not granted.
November term.
Signers of Petition: James Black, Peter Haldeman, John Campbell, C. Breneman, J. Jefferies, John Cooper, Michael Way, James Collins, Israel Cooper, George Ziegler, James Sweeney, Moses Montgomery, John Wilson, Dominick [Hughes], John Haldeman, [unknown signature], Jacob Neff, Jacob Neff Jr., John Neff Jr., John Neff, Henry Breneman Jr., Christian Shultz, Henry Carpenter, John Arms, Lewis Wislar, Adam Ostot, John Trump, A. H. Slaymaker.
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Located on the southwest corner of Walnut and Front Streets.
April term.
Signers of petition: Charles Barnitz, Frederick S. Gossler, Gideon Breneman, Charles Evans, Michael Wisler Jr., Thomas White, [unknown signature], Joshua Vaughen, Robert Hamilton, F. A. Thomas, John Ziegler, [ ] McMahon, James Vaughen, J. Haughey, Hanson E. Atkins, John Jordan, George Wolf, Thomas Collins.
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Signers of petition: Robert Hamilton, John B. Edwards, Reuben Mullison, James Myers, [ ] Thomas, John [Jordan], [George C.] Franciscus, Henry Pfahler, John Cassel, Joseph Tyson, Paul Hamilton, J. H. Hunter.
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Signers of petition: James G. Cooper, Robert Hamilton, Thomas Collins, Joshua Vaughen, F. H. Kamerer, A. Stahl, M. Young, Nathaniel Evans, Daniel Zahm, Hugh Sanders, S. K. Saylor, A. Eshleman, James Martin, Joseph Vaughen, W. S. McCorkle.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: J. W. Hamilton, John Arms, David Hananer, James D. Griffith, William Mathiot, C. Fendrick, Joseph W. Bower, Samuel Filbert, John P. McTague, John W. Shuman, Edward Koch, R. Williams, N. McDonald, John Fendrick, J. W. Fisher, A. Stahl.
Signers of petition: J. M. Strickler, [ ] Houston, S. J. William, Thomas Keating, [ ] Saylor, James S. McMahon, Amer S. Green, H. S. Minich, James McMahon, J. W. Hamilton, H. E. Appold, George Wolf, John L. Martin, C. S. Kauffman, Robert Hamilton, B. F. Appold, Lewis Frederick.
5 items, 5 pieces
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