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: H. H. Kauffman, John Sehner, Thomas Coleman, J. Strauss, A. T. Myers, J. Gallagher, J. Welchans, Moses Geisenberger, Jared K. Hiester, Harvey B. Varns, V. P. Anderson, George Horting, Christian Gast, Martin Shreiner.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: V. P. Anderson, J. S. Kauffman, Emanuel Shober, Lewis Hartman, C. A. Bitner, P. G. Greider, J. S. Hartman, P. C. Reinfried, J. Mishler, Christian Zecher, Frederich Lutz, Lewis Zecher, John A. Scheurenbrand.
Signers of old petition for Robert Soulsby: J. B. Amwake, Isaac Mishler, Peter Nagle, Fred. Nixdorf, L. G. Clark, Jacob Frailey, Peter Lutz, A. Diffenderfer, H. Blickenderfer, Christian A. Flick, Daniel Hartman, Frederich Lutz.
Deposition of Moses Winger.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
5 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr Jr., Adam Dietrich, Robert P. Black, Martin H. Musser, Henry Hamilton, Philip Ronk, George Hambright, John C. Mickle, Joseph W. [Brenen], Henry Dietrich, Christian Harshey, E. P. Keller, Peter Maurer, Jacob Seichrist.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Samuel Sellers, Christopher Corbitt, John [Rhea], George Vearns, Andrew Noble, Joseph D. Pownall, John Worrall, Joseph C. Dickinson, William M. Chamberlin, John Mercer, Leonard Rockey, John Williams, James Reed.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Peter Balmer, Paul Black, John Gerber, Phares Cassidy, Henry Holl, Samuel Smith, Peter Steitz, Samuel Kohr, Jacob Kohr Jr., Jacob Sechrist, John B. Lutz, T. J. Patterson, Adam Dietrich Jr., Jonathan Sprecher.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
