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.
Located on the road leading form Reading to Sheafferstown, and about halfway between Sinking Spring, Berks County and Sheafferstown, Lebanon County.
Petition not granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: William Spayd, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Christian Kegerreis, [signature in German], Samuel Rabold, [signature in German], Benjamin Gacklin, [unknown signature], John Reinhold, David Conrad, H. Reinhold.
1 item, 1 piece
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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: 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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Depositions: Henry S. Shirk, Isaac Schlauch, John Schlosser, Jacob Vonnieda, John Flickinger, Samuel Stork.
Notice.
Signers of petition: John Flickinger, Samuel Reger, Henry S. Shirk, John Musser, John Schlosser, Sebastian Miller, Absalom Ruth, William Mohn, Henry Flickinger, Cyrus K. Regar, Henry Miller, John Bowman, Solomon Regar, ISaac Schlough, Daniel Lichty, Samuel Stork, William Slate.
5 items, 4 pieces
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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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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].
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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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