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.
Signers of petition: H. G. Minich, John F. Smith, Christian Hershey, Samuel Hollingsworth, J. H. Sullivan, C. P. Fisher, Samuel C. Swartz, John A. Hook, Peter Saylor, William Mathiot, Amos S. Green, Hiram S. Bowen, George Young Jr., R. T. Ryon.
Bond: Peter Saylor, Christian Hershey.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Henry Nissley, Henry H. Zug, J. Reist, John Hershey, Peter Summy, Peter Longenecker, Peter H. Gibble, Henry Reist, Henry Welch, John Hostetter, John H. Bassler, Joseph Reist.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: William Road, William George, Peter Summy, Henry H. Long, Martin Hershey, John Hostetter, Matthias Hoffer, George B. Shober, Henrey Snavely, Levi Brubaker, Jon Reist, Henry Road.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Peter Summy, David Hochstetter, J. Loushe, Henry Roade, John Hershey, Peter Longenecker, Benjamin Badorf, William George, John Hostetter, George Kiehl, John H. Zug, Joseph Hoover.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: Henry Roade, David Huber, L. H. Spickler, Peter Summy, Jacob Shreiner, David Metzger, [signature in German], [signature in German], John Sahm, John Loush, Martin Hershey, A. Hershey.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: [signature in German], Henry Raod, John Lauch, Jacob Reist, Daniel [Bittner], Joseph Hartranft, John Hostetter, George Dutt, [signature in German], George Weaver, Jacob Buch, John Sahm.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Henry Neff, John Develin, John Fridy, D. W. Witmer, D. H. Weidler, John H. Hougendoble, Robert Sneath, Henry S. Colm, Abraham S. Bowers, A. K. Rohrer, J. A. E. Reed, John Yontz, Jacob Blitz, Adam Snyder, John Kauffman.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Formerly kept by Peter Steitz, recently by Christian Hershey.
Located on the Harrisburg turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: Peter Stormfeltz, Henry Brown, Emanuel Shober, Henry Holl, Samuel Ruth, Patrick McLaughlin, Jacob Kohr Jr., David Harnish, Jacob Seechrist, Jacob Bitner, Phares [Copiny], Patrick McEvoy.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Joseph Reist, Peter Reist, David Hochstetter, John Bassler, George Dutt, Abraham Kauffman, David Hershey, [unknown signature], George D. Conrad, Benjamin L. Gibble, John Buch, [signature in German].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from McCall's Ferry to Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: Martin Huber Sr., Joseph Charles, Henry Snavely, Christian Brenneman, James Simpson, Bartholomew Simpson, David Laird, Joseph Harner, Joseph Wentz, George Martin, Benjamin Huber, Peter Diffenbaugh, David W. Scott, G. S. Savery, John Miller, John Cramer.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Martin Huber Sr., Samuel Huber, David Snavely, Christian Brenneman, James Simpson, Martin Huber Jr., Benjamin Huber, John Rawlins, John Miller, John Cramer, David Huber, Frederick Pfeiffer, George Fehl, Joseph Shenk.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from McCall's Ferry to Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph Leaman, Jacob M. Mayer, John Peoples, Samuel Broome, Jacob Cramer, David Mowrer, George Mowrer, Christian Mayer, Simon Goughenour, Adam Stonemyer, George Martin, John Hess, Joseph Shenk, Benjamin Gochnauer, Abraham Brubaker.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: Ryland B. McAllister, John Fisher, John Bair, Joseph Heisler, Simon Gouchenour, Thomas Armstrong, John Lyon, Joseph Leaman, Jacob Leaman, Martin Reas, Benjamin Hess, John M. Shenk, John Rohrer, Christian Mayer, Jacob Newswanger, Thomas Graft, George Mowrer, Benjamin F. Groff, Abraham Brubaker, [unknown signature], Jacob Cramer, Abraham Herr, N. K. Zook.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the public road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit, about six miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Tanger, Jacob Hess, Christian Herr, Henry Miller, Francis Kindig Jr., James Black, Edwin Longenecker, Martin Meylin, John Mylin (doctor), Jacob Mylin Jr., Abraham Mylin, Samuel Charles, Daniel Mylin Jr., Lewis Urban.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
