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.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
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System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Signers of petition: John K. Long, Christian Swar, Alexander Steward, Jacob Bassler, Henry R. Herr, Peter H. Summy, Benjamin K. Long, John Landis, John Kauffman, Henry Hoffman, Frederick Schitz, Christian Eby, Jacob Hershey.
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Signers of petition: John Gochnauer, Jacob Hershey Sr., Daniel Rohrer, Jacob Bassler Jr., Christian Swar, Henry B. Herr, John L. Miller, John K. Long, Benjamin Long, Samuel Kohr, Henry Hoffman, Frederick Schitz.
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Located between Lancaster and Mount Joy, on the Harrisburg turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: John L. Long, Henry Meisky, Jacob H. Summy, Jacob Hershey, Christian Long, John M. Greider, Henry Hoffman, Jacob Hiestand, Henry H. Shank, Abraham Long, John Heistand Jr., Daniel Rohrer, Frederick Schitz, Jacob Bassler, Henry Lichty.
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Signers of petition: Christian Swar, Jacob Bassler Jr., Benjamin Landis, Mathias Dellinger, Henry Lichty, Jacob H. Summy, J. S. Kauffman, Henry Kauffman, John K. Long, Henry R. Herr, Michael Gochnauer, John Heistand, Jacob G. Kreider, Abraham Long.
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Located as the halfway house between Lancaster and Mount Joy.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Landis, Jacob Bassler Jr., Henry R. Herr, John K. Long, Christian Swar, Amos Shuman, Frederick Schitz, P. H. Summy, Alexander Steward, Jacob G. Kreider, Samuel Kohr, Reuben Bowman, Christian Heistand.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Sener, Christian Hershey, John Witmer, Jacob Fehl, Abraham Bower, Adam S. Dietrich, Benjamin Witmer, Benjamin Hershey, Henry Baer, John Eshleman, Martin Baer, Jacob Baer, Godlieb Sener, Daniel Grabill, Jacob S. Witmer, Jacob Eshleman, Jacob Bower.
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