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: Peter Martin, Jacob [Fanckhouzer], Richard Davis, Samuel Martin, Samuel Franckhouser, John McColm, Isaac Frey, [J. F. Miller], R. N. Davis, David Bixler, [signature in German], John Miller, Jacob Colden, Jacob Kerns, Henry Mayer, William [Gehlabach], George Martin.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Isaac Messner, Andrew Shimp, Isaac Bicher, Michael Martin, Jacob Kern, David McCohn, John Youndt, Peter Martin, Joseph Oberholzer, John Miller, Isaac Weaver, John McCohn, Richard Davis, David Bixler.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading form Messner's tavern to Hahnstown.
April term.
Signers of petition: Peter Martin, Samuel Fanckhouser, Jacob Fanckhouser, Jacob [Kern], Jonas Leinbach, Isaac Weaver, J. B. Good, Michael Martin, David Bixler, George Martin, Richard Davis, John Brusman, Joseph Oberholzer.
1 item, 1 piece
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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.
Signers of petition: John [Kimersby], Samuel Shroy Jr., Robert Tomlinson, Benjamin Althouse, Samuel Martin, Eli Althouse, Samuel Ranck, William G. Bitzer, John S. Landis, Christian John, John Deickley, Abraham Landis.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.