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.
Four generations of the McCaskey family. From left are John Piersol McCaskey born 1837, Mary Ellen McCaskey born 1887, Edward William McCaskey born 1863, and Margaret Piersol McCaskey born 1810. Photograph taken by B. Frank Saylor, engraving by Rea.
