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: John Eberly, M. H. Kreider, H. Miller, Christian Hess, A. W. Baldwin, Abraham Leman, Henry Kuhns, Peter Weaver, D. H. Herr, William Miller, David Erb, Jacob Miller, Jacob [Yose].
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Timothy Daly, Jacob L. Landis, David Potts, Henry K. Martin, Isaac W. Groff, [signature in German], Jacob Yeager, John R. Miller, C. J. Rakestraw, George L. Buchwalter, Henry A. Miller, John Snyder, David Pontious, Samuel Krug, William Harkins, John Echternach, James C. Dunlap, Josiah Howard.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: John Rohrer, C. W. Shaub, Henry M. Miller, Rudolph Lefever, Alpheus Carpenter, George Ulmer, Daniel M. Landis, Samuel Weaver, Abraham Leaman, Michael Raub, Martin Cassel, Philip Geist.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: John Eshelman, Martin Mylin, Henry Martin, Abraham Leaman, Philip Geist, John Musselman, Cyrus M. Herr, H. K. Stoner, Christian Lefever, Martin Kreider Jr., John B. Mylin, John Rohrer.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: John Moore, Charles [Asmeg], Daniel Kindig, Abraham Leman, Henry Shaub, Francis Kendig, John Barr, John Herr, Henry Hess, Martin Herr, Joseph Erb, Lewis Baily.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harrisburg turnpike road and at the place where the Lancaster road to Reading cross.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [Cristein] Sheaffer, Christian Bentz, Joseph Konigmacher, Jacob Konigmacher, James Smith, Benjamin Konigmacher, Emanuel Bollinger, John Stamm, John Jones, David Royer, Samuel Keller, [signature in German].
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harrisburg Turnpike road where the road from Lancaster to Reading cross.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Hibshman, Edward Hibshman, Charles Montelius, J. Heitler, Soloman Givler, Jacob Konigmacher, John Royer, Christian Bauman, Benjamin Konigmacher, [signature in German], Christian Sheaffer, Daniel Bauman.
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Located on the Downingtown, Ephrata, and Harrisburg turnpike, where the old Lancaster and Sinking Spring road cross.
Formerly kept by his father, Henry Miller, deceased.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Zerfass Jr., David Martin, R. R. Heitler, Jacob Konigmacher, Emanuel Bollinger, Benjamin Konigmacher, T. C. Konigmacher, David Hauck, M. R. Witwer, William Spera, Jacob Fry, William Konigmacher, David Bauman, Jacob Miller.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Charleston.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Moore, Daniel Musser, James Black, Jacob Spring, Daniel Kendig, Anthony W. Baldwin, Martin Herr, Elijah Zittle, George D. Dillon, John Eberly, John Herr, Abraham Sides, John L. Riley.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Downingtown, Ephrata and Harrisburg turnpike where the road leading from Lancaster to Reading crosses said turnpike.
Formerly occupied by his father Henry Miller who passed away on 21st November last past.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Hibshman, Christian Bentz, Joseph Uhrich, John Kunkel, Elias Redcay, Michael Kline Jr., George Keller, John Royer, David Hauck, William Sheaffer, Henry Yundt, Jeremiah Bauman, Obed Kline.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Konijmacher, William Konijmacher, Jacob Hibshman, Jacob Konigmacher, William Konigmacher, Ephraim Fink, Daniel Bauman, Benjamin Konigmacher, John Jones, William Sheaffer, Timothy C. Konigmacher, John Mohler, John Faustenauer, [signature in German].
2 Items, 1 Piece
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Located at crossroads leading from Paradise to Strasburg.
Lately occupied by her husband, Jacob Gruner, lately deceased.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Emanuel Herr, William Black, Abraham Keagey, Samuel Herr, Benjamin Herr, John Kindig Sr., [T. Herr], John Kinzers Jr., John S. Herr, Benjamin H. Harr, Henry Shaub, John Heney, Samuel Heney, John Herr, John Fritz, Levi Lefever, Jacob Fritz, John [Steacy], David Herr, Benjamin Barr, Jacob Martin, Henry Breneman, David Hostetter, [signature in German], Henry Eckert.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Kaufman, William Gardner, Thomas Rogers, J. Roberts, Christian Binkley, [Andrew I.] Kauffman, Abraham Kauffman, Christian Mayers, Jacob Kise, Jacob Lindeman, [signature in German], John Oberdorff, Joseph S. Wallace, John Herr, John Kauffman, James Mendenhall, [W.] Behr, Abraham Charles, Benjamin Green, Joseph Wright, John Mann, George Hambright, Daniel Carpenter, Nathaniel Lightner, Benjamin Ober, Andrew B. Kauffman, John Neff.
1 Item, 2 Pieces
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