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: George W. Smithson, David W. Scott, Abraham Harr, Thomas Black, John R. Barclay, John Brubacher, William Idal, George [Cully], George W. Dunkle, George Dunkle, William Anderson, Adam McConnel.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from Philadelphia to Harrisburg.
Petition not granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Thomas McCormick, John Gordon, [signature in German], John Plank Jr., John Grube, Andrew Keller, Edward S. Davis, Cyrus H. Jacobs, Lot Rogers, Evan Rogers, James H. Jacobs, John Carson, William Ringwalt, Hanson B. Jacobs, Jacob Sandoe, Frederick Styer, Gerry Axe, John [Cox], James Paten, David Finger, Levi Smith.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Robert Barclay, John R. Barclay, David W. Scott, James M. Morrisson, George W. Dunkle, William Anderson, George Dunkle, Joseph Harner, P. L. Krow, Adam McCormel, James Kelly, Abraham Harr, David Snavely.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Downingtown and Harrisburg turnpike, where the mailstage stops daily.
Petition not granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Thomas McCormick, James H. Jacobs, Levi Ringwalt, Edward S. Davies, Cyrus H. Jacobs, [ ] Robinson, Jacob Albright, John Plank, Jacob [Lintner], Hanson B. Jacobs, William Wickersham, John Gordon, William Williamson, George Miller, David Evans, Evan Rogers.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Hugh S. Long, J. Snavely, Christopher M. Hess, Joseph Long, J. S. Jordan, Elias Hess, William Smith, Samuel Fagan, Alexander Holton, Nathaniel Mayer, S. B. [ ], H. E. Raub, G. W. Fagan, Thomas S. Wilson, Samuel Kuhn, Cyrus Charles.
Bond: Benjamin Miller, James Collins.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Transfer of license granted to Samuel McCallister.
Bond: John H. Miller, Benjamin Miller.
Second Bond: John H. Miller, D. W. Harnish.
Signers of petition: William Gumpf, C. Widmyer, James Coyle, E. E. Demuth, A. R. Barr, [unknown signature], James H. Barnes, John Deaner, George Brimmer, Thaddeus Stevens, Hiester M. Messenkop, Peter G. Eberman Jr., C. J. Plitt.
Signers of second petition: C. Widmyer, [unknown signature], Jacob King, Christ Homp, James H. Barnes, Michael Triples, David Bair, H. Gara, Henry Garrecht, Philip Snyder, [ ] Locher, Frederick Miller, E. E. Demuth.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
5 items, 5 pieces
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This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.